Capturing CO2 in Cement – Calera Could Turn Carbon into Gold

It seems like alchemy: a Silicon Valley start-up says it has found a way to capture the carbon dioxide emissions from coal and gas power plants and lock them into cement.

Calera is trying to capture carbon in the production of cement. The challenge may come in doing it on a large scale.

If it works on a mass scale, the company, Calera http://www.calera.com/ , could turn that carbon into gold.

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/business/energy-environment/22cement.html?ref=science