Sequestered

<p>Storing carbon dioxide underground as a means of removing a greenhouse gas responsible for global warming has made James Matternicht a fabulously wealthy man. For 15 years the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Facility at Rushing River in Oregon's hinterland has been operating without a problem...or has it?</p><p>When mysterious documents arrive on her desk that purport to show the government geologist Matt Morrison she uncovers a morass of corruption and deceit that now threatens the safety of her community and the entire northwest coast of America.</p><p>Liquid carbon dioxide stored at the critical point under great pressure is a tremendously dangerous substance and millions of tonnes of it are sequestered in the rock strata below Rushing River. All it would take is a crack in the overlying rock and the whole pressurized mass could erupt with disastrous consequences. And that crack has always existed...</p>