Carbon-nots to the Rescue
We are delighted to release a carbon capture and storage (CCS) focused comic book entitled, "Carbon-nots to the Rescue!" As a special request from our Carbon-not Ambassadors, this comic book is specifically geared for 7th and 8th graders in Texas.
- In order to help develop resources with respect to new Texas educational standards, known as TEKS, we hope that this comic book will be a great resource for teachers covering concepts for seventh and eighth graders (TEKS S.7.6.A–C; S.8.11.A–C).
- To download an e-copy of Carbon-nots to the Rescue, click here.
- Click here to download the "mix and match" handout to help reinforce concepts and /or a creative drawing page.
For more updates, check out www.put-it-back.org
To learn more about making this CCS Comic Book and about other resources, please check out this presentation from October 19, 2025, at the Geological Society of America Conference in San Antonio, TX.
Summary of Successes
van der Kolk, D.A., Mastrangelo, F.M., Hovorka, S.D., Tran, V.H., and Luciano, A.K., 2025, Carbon-nots to the Rescue! The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, CB2025, 12 p., doi.org/10.23867/CB2025.
van der Kolk, D.A., Mastrangelo, F.M., Hovorka, S.D., Tran, V.H., and Luciano, A.K., 2025, A Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) Comic Book Created to Sustain Texas STEM and Public Acceptance: Carbon-nots to the Rescue! [oral presentation]: GSA National Convention, San Antonio, TX, October 19, 2025 (Connects 2025).
