I think this is a bad idea

[Jessica McCauley]

The USGS recently developed a new method to assess the nation's potential for storing carbon dioxide into rocks below the earth's surface. This storage process, known as geologic carbon sequestration, could help lessen the impacts of climate change. The new methodology identifies a way to assess the volume of pore space in subsurface rocks that can store carbon dioxide for tens of thousand of years. The true global storage capacity of carbon dioxide in geologic formations is unknown at this point, and this method will help us find the best places in the country for this type of carbon sequestration. The USGS report can be found at the USGS Engery Resources Program Web site, and listen to a podcast interview with USGS scientist Robert Burruss on this new methodology. For more information, contact Leslie Ruppert at [e-mail] [phone].