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I am not comfortable with having some government agency *regulate* solar radiation. Besides the cost, one needs to carefully consider all the agendas of those in charge of such a process.

If the tech is feasible, then do it on a small, individual scale: the area around one's own home, for example. Prior to instituting some sort of global solar regulatory process, it should be proved to be risk-free, applying the same Precautionary Principle the Greens want us to consider for every other aspect of life.

Since none of this is about climate change, but instead, is about wealth redistribution and penalties applied to the US economy, I fully expect the Progressives and the GW crowd to go ballistic over any attempt to intervene in natural solar processes.

If the tech is feasible, then do it on a small, individual scale: the area around one's own home, for example.

Done. When outside I will sit in the shade on hot days and in the sun on cold thereby controlling the incident solar radiation upon myself. I assure you it works.

it should be proved to be risk-free

There's no such thing in this life. But I agree that the reliability of the technology should be determined as best we can before applying it full scale.

applying the same Precautionary Principle

I reject this principle.

Since none of this is about climate change

It isn't none, at least not on my part. The historical evidence for significant global temperature swings is quite reliable. Significant global temperature swings will be very costly no matter the direction. If the cost of eliminating or moderating these swings is less, we should consider doing it.

I fully expect the Progressives and the GW crowd to go ballistic over any attempt to intervene in natural solar processes.

Agreed. I mean isn't it immoral to drive gas guzzling SUVs? Obviously we must do penance for it. Some technological quick fix doesn't satisfy the suffering requirement.

the Progressives and the GW crowd

BTW, there are other groups who I find just as offensive. One is the contingent who think, as an article of political faith, that Global Warming is false. Because it's mostly leftists who advocate human caused warming, they must oppose it.

Also, not all of the folks who accept human caused warming are to be condemned. There are many who are entirely level headed about it like Lomborg.