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Proposed mechanical trees and wind trubines along highway, Aug. 27, 2009 (BBC)
(BBC Radio) If you thought geo-engineering was the stuff of science fiction -- all giant sun shades in space -- think again. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has produced a report focusing on practical geo-engineering solutions that are either available now or soon will be.
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Artificial trees do pretty much the same job as real trees, absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, but up to a thousand times more efficiently. The Institution's Dr. Tim Fox claims a single artificial tree could remove as much as ten tons of carbon a day. And just 100,000 units would be enough to capture the UK's entire transport emissions. More>>
If mechanical trees are the future, we'd better get to work on those electric monks a prescient Douglas Adams foresaw so they can sit under them and meditate. More>>