Wordinistas! Check out A Way With Words, public radio's call-in show about language.
Dictionary definition of “geosequestration”

geosequestration

n. the storage of compressed near-liquid carbon dioxide in underground chambers. Subjects: , , ,
Comments? | Cites | Permalink | Tell a Friend
Citations: 2002 Stephen Dabkowski The Age (Melbourne, Australia) (Jan. 25) “Plan For $5b ‘super Plant’ In Coal Fields”: Its plans are believed to include reducing greenhouse gases from the project by using geosequestration technology. The process involves pumping carbon dioxide underground into reservoirs that have been tested to ensure against gas leakage. 2004 Stephen Cauchi The Age (Melbourne, Australia) (June 16) “Advocates pump up greenhouse storage”: The nightmare scenario for geosequestration—also known as geostorage—occurred in Africa in 1986. In the dark of night, Lake Nyos in Cameroon emitted a huge cloud of carbon dioxide. The gas, which is heavier than air, settled in a thick layer over the surrounding area, asphyxiating 1800 people and countless animals. Geostorage is a seemingly sensible idea—trap polluting gases from power plants, compress them until they are liquid and pump them underground. No more greenhouse gases trapping heat in the atmosphere and, therefore, no global warming.
Posted 16 Jun 04 | Permalink | Tell a Friend

Leave a comment (must be approved by the moderator before it will appear).

Name (mandatory):

Email (mandatory):

Location (optional):

Your Web Site (optional):

Remember my personal information

Notify me, by email, of follow-up comments.

Recent Catchwords
hole doping n. (8/29)
foot drop n. (8/29)
springboard injunction n. (8/28)
turabosis n. (8/28)
Truman Show delusion n. (8/28)
relokill n. (8/27)
toothpick rule n. (8/27)
age-doping n. (8/27)
narcisurfing n. (8/27)
chemical rapping n. (8/27)
LPU n. (8/27)
peanut buttering n. (8/26)
whipsawing n. (8/26)
momtourage n. (8/26)
thin file n. (8/26)
two minute man n. (8/26)
family forest n. (8/26)
squircle v. (8/25)
pocket litter n. (8/24)
cuckoo smurfing n. (8/23)
 More catchwords...
Lexicographer's Rules
Wilf? Yuffer? Get real! (8/27)
Lexicographer Laurence Urdang Dies at 81 (8/26)
A thesaurus can be harmful (8/6)
Can bad language punditry be stopped? Can false attributions for classic quotes be fixed? (7/27)
There’s one in every country (7/23)
Scottish Language Dictionaries fundraiser (7/12)
SouthWest Writers (7/10)
Disfluencies: What do they mean by “I mean”? (7/9)
A hearty endorsement of shout quotes: scare quotes used for emphasis (5/14)
How to buy a dictionary (4/29)
 More blog entries...
Find A Word  »
 A   B   C   D   E 
 F   G   H   I   J 
 K   L   M   N   O 
 P   Q   R   S   T 
 U   V   W   X   Y 
 Z   0-9 
Search
Search Site

Google Site Search
Recent searches:
New Comments
Andrew commented on robotripping (8/29)
Russell commented on fourth point of contact (8/28)
ill-uSHEN commented on backpacker (8/28)
Kenny S commented on anchor baby (8/28)
Kortney commented on defac (8/26)
Melanie Parrish commented on Mortarville (8/26)
Melanie Parrish commented on Mortarville (8/25)
Michael Orabona commented on robotripping (8/25)
MarthaK commented on haji (8/25)
Charles Miller commented on robotripping (8/24)
Andrew commented on robotripping (8/24)
Bruce Robinson commented on apatheism (8/22)
Joe O'Brien commented on alligator arms (8/21)
Grant Barrett commented on gleek (8/21)
Andy commented on gleek (8/21)
Subscribe to the RSS feed. • Subscribe to the mailing list. • Browse the archive. • Add to Technorati Favorites. • © 1999-2008 by Grant Barrett, Double-Tongued Dictionary, New York City.