Dash of lime cordial saves the planet

**Diver** · 22 July 2008, 11:18

Ah! so all the (millions? of) tons of eroded limestone that get washed into the ocean every year isn't up to the job?

**TheBigYinJames** · 22 July 2008, 11:34

Originally posted by Diver View Post

Ah! so all the (millions? of) tons of eroded limestone that get washed into the ocean every year isn't up to the job?

Obviously needs to be a very specific type, manufactured by said oil companies.

**Diver** · 22 July 2008, 11:37

Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View Post

Obviously needs to be a very specific type, manufactured by said oil companies.

and exactly how much is this going to cost the taxpayer?

**TheBigYinJames** · 22 July 2008, 11:38

Originally posted by Diver View Post

and exactly how much is this going to cost the taxpayer?

They can take it off the extra VED duty they are getting

**xoggoth** · 22 July 2008, 12:34

They are nicking my ideas again. I put this idea on my webtulipe science columnabout 4 years ago but I thought it was a joke. Still can't see how it isn't, how can being in seawater or any other water do anything but reverse the original process? Any chemists about?

PS They will be nicking my idea of catching subsea hydrates in old Tesco carrier bags next.

**Ardesco** · 22 July 2008, 12:52

So to sum up, water absorbs CO2 and if you add lime it absorbs even more CO2. We live in a country that has a lot of lime in the ground, where it is always bloody raining, why are we worried about this climate change bollocks again???

Dash of lime cordial saves the planet