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Company turns waste into profit. (Business Briefs).(Royal Dutch Shell to sell carbon dioxide emissions)(Brief Article)
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Resource: Engineering & Technology for a SustainableWorld
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January 1, 2002
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Royal Dutch Shell Group plans to sell some carbon dioxide emissions from its Scotford plant in Alberta, Canada, to neighboring company Air Liquide, which processes carbon dioxide for use in carbonated soft drinks.
The partnership will create a use for 60 percent of the Shell plant's excess carbon dioxide emissions, which previously went into the atmosphere as a waste product. Many scientists consider carbon dioxide to be the major cause of global warming. Shell will sell 62,000 tons ...