"CO2 is highly compressible, its density influenced by pressure and temperature.At injection depths, pressure is approximately 1,500 pounds per square inch (102 atmospheres) and the temperature is approximately 130°F. Under these conditions, 2,000 tons of CO2 would have a volume of about 200,000 cubic feet or about the size of a football field 3.5 feet deep." Lawrence Berkeley National
Think about this..... how safe does THIS sound? It goes into the earth forever, has a list of risks associated with it and Guess Who assumes the liability? I think you'll be surprised...... and even more unsettled when you read this!
The large-scale CO2 sequestration projects are putting 1 million tons of CO2 into the earth!!! Would you call this "safe"? They do.
Failure to Manage Liability Puts Taxpayers at Risk
Read the story here - Advancing Carbon Sequestration
Research in an Uncertain Legal and
Regulatory Environment
A Study of Phase II of the DOE Regional Carbon
Sequestration Partnerships Program
Craig A. Hart
January 2009