Emission control: Turning carbon trash into treasure - environment - 29 September 2010 - New Scientist

Emission control: Turning carbon trash into treasure - environment - 29 September 2010 - New Scientist Carbon dioxide may be bad for the climate, but it's good for the roses. Perhaps it's time we rehabilitated this gaseous villain. Hundreds of greenhouses full of flowers dot the Dutch coast, where row after row of chrysanthemums, orchids and roses are fed carbon dioxide-enriched air, helping them to grow up to 30 per cent faster than normal. Each year, 400,000 tonnes of CO2 are captured and then piped to around 500 greenhouses between Rotterdam and The Hague, where it is absorbed by the growing plants before they are shipped for sale around the world (see "Cash for carbon").