Green ideas: Burying carbon

The Sunday Times
April 5, 2009

Mention carbon capture and most people think about snaffling carbon dioxide from power stations and storing it underground.
There is another method, however - turning wood or other vegetable matter into charcoal, and burying it.
A New Zealand group (which is also registered in the UK) is working on a way of making charcoal without burning anything. Carbonscape uses microwaves to heat up organic matter, reducing it quickly to a fine charcoal.
More information at Carbonscape.com