Record: While a geologic formation beneath New Jersey could contain enough natural gas to make drilling worthwhile, researchers are studying whether power plants should pump carbon dioxide into the same layers of rock in an effort to cut levels of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
The study is ongoing, but a geologist advising the project said preliminary results look promising.
"There are combinations of permeable slates that could act as a trap to hold the carbon,' said Paul Olsen, a geologist...