Canadian scientists set guidelines for carbon capture and storage

Canadian Press: Scientists have completed work on what they are calling the world's first standards for storing carbon dioxide underground. The Regina-based International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide and the Canadian Standards Association have been working on the guidelines since 2009. Centre CEO Carmen Dybwad says the standards outline the risks companies should consider before burying CO2, including an area's geology and where the greenhouse gas could flow through...

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