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Gaaark [soylentnews.org] writes:

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/09/co2-turned-into-stone-in-iceland-in-climate-change-breakthrough [theguardian.com]

Pump CO_{2 into the ground and turn it into stone: something that took only 2 years, which surprised researchers:}

The new research pumped CO2 into the volcanic rock under Iceland and sped up a natural process where the basalts react with the gas to form carbonate minerals, which make up limestone. The researchers were amazed by how fast all the gas turned into a solid – just two years, compared to the hundreds or thousands of years that had been predicted.

And now, i get to also sing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMmRyyU0SOo [youtube.com]

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