Posted on 04/10/2014 4:37:33 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
BERLIN — It’s Plan B in the fight against climate change: cooling the planet by sucking heat-trapping CO2 from the air or reflecting sunlight back into space.
Called geoengineering, it’s considered mad science by opponents. Supporters say it would be foolish to ignore it, since plan A — slashing carbon emissions from fossil fuels — is moving so slowly.
The U.N.’s expert panel on climate change is under pressure from both sides this week as it considers whether geoengineering should be part of the tool-kit that governments use to keep global warming in check.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
These people will soon be put in “free speech holding pens” in Nevada.” ( in the winter)
These people will destroy earth in their idiotic attempts to save us from nature
Liberal Castration would have the same effect.
Nuts!
I understand that this is how major volcanic eruptions cause “summerless” years, the airborne phytoplasma reflecting sunlight away from earth, corrections welcome. Here's a reference to 1816, the year without a summer.
Year Without a Summer
The consequence of reflecting too much sunlight away from the earth is crop failure as a consequence of record frost and snow even in summer.
I used wrong term in post 7. I tried to remember a pyro-related term but should have kept it simple by saying volcanic ash.
A Modest Proposal if I may.
Why not build thousands of refrigerators, set them at maximum, and run them with the doors open?
ANY “geo-engineering” effort will be less assured and more risky than “global warming”
if you want to DEMAND taxpayers pay for “doing something” regarding “global warming”/”climate change” the ONLY legitimate demand you MIGHT make, MIGHT be ONLY for “adjusting to”/”adjusting to live with” “global warming/climate change”; nothing else
Here’s one for your nut job conspiracy list.
You still don’t get the picture — these ‘scientists’ are not interested to save us from anything but to make lots of money by persuading ‘politicians’ to legislate idiotic laws that benefit their ‘research’ projects.
It’s called the Algore Syndrome.
Fear mongering morons who are guessing at how the planet works and are willing to try any stupid idea to screw it up.
The UN will add a carbon tax to our internet bill.
because the light in the refrigerator would burn out too quickly, then what would you do?
40 years ago these people were suggesting spreading a layer of coal dust over the Arctic Circle to stop the coming Ice Age.
I guess if you could get all those “scientists” lined up in a field you could use them for fence posts ... but the real fence posts might object to dumbing down their positions.
WHAT global warming??????????????????
Well said, lol!
Exactly. Mankind's track record of "managing" nature is just about universally dismal. Just look at the early history of the national parks, national forests, management of species, etc. All the monumental {expletive}-ups were done by well meaning, educated people who thought they knew what they were doing.
Of course the libs and enviro wackos will say we're much smarter now and we really do know what we're doing. Ha! That's exactly what every previous {expletive}-up said/thought too.
If we ever have the technology and resources to perform geo-engineering, I hope and pray to God that we are smart enough not to try it. We will, 100% guaranteed, screw it up.
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