Posted by John_PA on January 04, 2015 at 01:09:50 from (71.182.160.3):
In Reply to: Math question, CO2? posted by George Marsh on January 03, 2015 at 19:03:13:
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There are probably 15 compressor stations within a 15 mile radius of my farm. One of the closer ones had a public DEP meeting to increase the size of the compressors.
-an excerpt from the news article about the meeting-
"Officials from MarkWest have asked the DEP for permission to increase the capacity of the station, near Route 22 in Smith Township. The station is currently operational with two 1,980-horsepower Waukesha rich-burn engines, but MarkWest has recently petitioned the DEP to expand to as many as eight engines in order to meet demand."
So, 8 engines that are 2000 hp each for a total of 16,000 hp for one station. Potentially, there could be 240,000 horsepower in compression, within a 15 mile radius of my farm.
The thing that people don't realize about co2 is that releasing it from being locked up in coal or shale or oil, will eventually raise greenhouse gas levels to previous levels, when that plant and animal matter (dead dinosaurs and rain forest jungle) got locked up by a catastrophic event.
However...
The most abundant source of locked up CO2 that exists from that time, is not a fuel we are unlocking. It is calcium carbonate formations that we are not altering. Sure, acid rain and natural ground leaching of acids has dissolved large portions in places like Florida, creating sinkholes. But for the most part, as long as that specific CO2 stays locked up in calcium carbonate, we shouldn't have to worry about some unpredictable global change that will turn everyone's life upside down over night.
Worst case scenario would be Indonesia floods but the added unlocked frozen water, alters jet stream patterns thus changing deserts back into the fertile plains they used to be. It will take 750-1000 years for that scenario to play out, anyhow.
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