Step 1: Put Tarps over Tailings Ponds . . .

Step 2: Pump in some CO2.
Step 3: Mix a little algae in there.

Step 4. Make biodiesel?

Interesting solution.

Image Source: Alberta Research Council

Newswire:

Scientists at the Quebec research organization are working through Innoventures Canada (I-CAN) with researchers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Together, they are getting closer to creating a system that would convert carbon dioxide diverted from industrial facilities into value-added products using Earth’s oldest plant life - micro-algae.

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