Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Rock, and Burying It
Mac Crawford 2-10-15
Chemistry D Block Mr. Ippolito
Fountain, Henry. "Burying a Mountain of CO2." The New York Times. The New York Times,
09 Feb. 2015. Web. 09 Feb. 2015.
Henry Fountain’s article on the process of turning carbon dioxide into rocks and then burying it is a very interesting article. Carbon dioxide is a very present gas in our society today. Burning carbon and any organic compounds will create this carbon dioxide. The article explains how after carbon dioxide is created by powerplants, all the carbon dioxide does in the air is it traps heat. Since the carbon dioxide traps heat, it is the main cause of Global Warming. Fountain goes on to say how we can indeed trap carbon dioxide by injecting the gas into rocks. The only downside of this process is it is very costly; it would cost around $17 per ton, including transporting and injecting. Most companies are passing on this opportunity to protect the earth for they do not want to spend money they don't have to. Dr. Gislason, a very famous geochemist in Iceland, believes that after injecting the carbon dioxide into the rocks they would not have to even monitor them, for the gases would not escape. The process itself would be done at many Carbfix sites, mostly in Iceland. What they would do is take the carbon dioxide and inject the gas into basalt, which is an igneous rock. CarbFix is offering an affordable way to limit the amount of carbon dioxide gas we would have in our air but no companies are taking this chance.
This article is very important to the human race. Global Warming is a very serious topic and also very scary, for we are polluting the earth so much that it causes the earth to get hotter. When the earth gets hotter the water rises, for all the ice melts faster, and the air becomes harder to breathe. The company Carbfix has found a way to limit the amount of carbon dioxide in our air by injecting it into rocks and most companies are passing this offer. This process does cost money but is only for the benefit of the earth and to help stop or slow down Global Warming. I chose this article because Global Warming is a very concerning topic for me because I am scared of what will happen by the time I am an adult.
This article was written with great knowledge. Throughout the article Fountain describes certain things very clearly, showing he knew what he was talking about. There were no real complaints because the grammar was all correct. The only complaint I had was that some of the chemistry and science words I had to look up because I did not know what they meant at this point. I am sure after going through Core Chemistry this year I will know all, if not most, of the words I had to look up. Overall this article taught me more about Global Warming and inspired me to do more research on chemistry and science in general.
Mac’s opening statement was very well presented. I was engaged from the start and wanted to learn more. He also presented the information from the article in a clear and thoughtful manner. By the end of the first paragraph, I had a good understanding of the topic and wanted to know what else he had to say about it. He well presented the ties in which this article has to our daily lives. It is a scary topic and he did a good job explaining the seriousness of the issue. He also did a good job analyzing the article and pointing out that there were no grammatical errors and that he had some issues with vocabulary.
ReplyDeleteA suggestion I have would be to use quotes, as it helps to prove your point, and gives the reading a first hand view at the author. Another suggestion I would give Mac would be to give an example or two of the words he had to look up. I’m curious as to what kind of vocabulary Mac learned.
I was impressed by his conciseness. He was able to present a lot of information in a clear manner in not that much space, which was very impressive. He was able to give the reader a good understanding of the topic without giving any useless information that he could’ve left out.