'Cloud ship' scheme to deflect the sun's rays is favourite to cut global warming

telegraph ^ | Aug 7, 2009 | telegraph

[driftdiver]

Just how stupid are these "experts"?

[driftdiver]

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I think the libs should throw themselves into volcanoes to mollify Gaia - that should do the trick, I reckon.

[al baby]

Very But hey the chem trail thing works pretty good

[Disambiguator]

I think a better idea is to move the planet into an orbital pattern further away from the sun. Seriously, what could possibly go wrong?

[driftdiver]

the best quote IMO ““The space sunshade is really just science fiction but cloud whitening ships deserve serious scrutiny,” he told The Times. “

[domenad]

Am I in a @!%))@_ Final Fantasy game or what? CLOUD SHIPS?

[agere_contra]

‘Think-tanks’ that believe in Anthropogenic Global Warming.

They might as well worship Mothra.

[randog]

Just how stupid are these "experts"?

Not so stupid that they haven't applied for and been awarded millions in government grants.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I wonder what the effects of towing Ted Kennedy around in the waters off of Hyannisport might be? This is another option that should be seriously considered.

[ClearCase_guy]

All through my childhood, I was taught that the planet Venus was unbearably hot due to the greenhouse effect. You see, the dense cloud cover on Venus allows sunlight to penetrate to the surface, but would not allow the resulting heat to dissipate. So the planet just got hotter and hotter.

But now we think that dense cloud cover on Earth will protect us from solar heat, thereby cancelling out the greenhouse effect?

You can't be this dumb without tryin'

[dfwgator]

I thought Mr. Burns had a better idea

[agere_contra]

The project, which is being worked on by rival US and UK scientists

Just for that added touch of shrieking lunacy: our guys are competing against similar 'experts' in the US to see who can create the most debilitatingly stupid ideas.

[beefree]

“Just how stupid are these “experts”?

They are not stupid, they think we are. These ideas are meant to separate us from our money. No doubt they already have grant money, they just need more.

[Salgak]

Ahem, These two ladies would like a word with you for disparaging their faith. . . .

[redstateconfidential]

[tiki]

I don’t know but what really scares me is that it seems that the powers that be think they are brilliant.

Little men trying to play God with no idea of the consequences is terrifying to me.

[mbynack]

And everyone laughed at my suggestion to put huge chunks of tinfoil in orbit to reflect solar energy. These guys are making me look saner and saner.

[agere_contra]

Ah, what are those two titchy shobijin fairies going to do? I deny Mothra! I deny Mothra!

Got to go, half the town is covered in pollen.

[driftdiver]

lets say their plan is actually implemented and works.

how much environmental damage would an ice age cause?

never mind the trillions of dollars they would spend on these. where would they get the water to make these clouds? how much damage would that cause?