A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs of capture

Re:A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs ... by rbanffy on Sunday April 04, 2021 @10:34AM (#26689715)

> (a) it sucks and is dangerous, (b) therefore, people who do it, or whose families have done it, feel a lot of pride about it

We really need to get rid of that “proud to kill myself to make my employer richer” trait.

> "We appreciate your and your family's work over the years, and here's a truckload of money and economic development for your region so that you can lay down that burden."

It’s only fair.

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Re:A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs ... by gfodor on Sunday April 04, 2021 @11:07AM (#26690012)

They’re not proud because they’re killing themselves for their employer, they’re proud for killing themselves to feed their families, and perhaps because they are creating energy for others to use.

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Re:A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs ... by rbanffy on Sunday April 04, 2021 @01:19PM (#26691207)

Nobody should have to choose between living a healthy life and feeding their family.

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Re:A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs ... by ByteJockey on Sunday April 04, 2021 @02:25PM (#26691689)

Ok, but people did.

And there's a certain amount of pride in that struggle.

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Re:A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs ... by gfodor on Sunday April 04, 2021 @03:28PM (#26692145)

That is a strange way to say "perhaps I jumped to conclusions assuming people who are proud to be miners are foolish and ignorant for doing so"

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