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Greenhouse gas ocean burial can start Feb 10 »

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International rules allowing burial of greenhouse gases beneath the seabed enter into force on Saturday in what will be a step toward fighting global warming, if storage costs are cut and leaks can be averted. The new rules will permit industrialists to capture heat-trapping gases from big emitters such as coal-fired power plants or steel mills and

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Feb. 9, 2007, 11:54 a.m.
This has been discussed before, and I recall they also mentioned there was the potential for a "burp". Although the article says
"Carbon dioxide is not toxic but can lead to acidification of sea water, making it hard for creatures from shrimp to oysters to build shells. In heavy concentrations above ground it can displace air and so asphyxiate animals and plants."
it would be interesting if a huge "burp" occurred right below a ship, for example.

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