Some people are advocating the capture and sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2). This is a foolish idea for many reason, but here is something to ponder. We are taking carbon out of the ground in the form of coal, oil or gas. When we burn it as fuel, the carbon combines with oxygen. CO2 sequestration does not propose we split the two components. The idea is to bury the carbon and oxygen together.

Presumably, millions of tons of CO2 must be buried in order of sequestration have a global effect. Has anyone thought about what will happen if we deplete the atmosphere of that much oxygen?

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