Gaia scientist says pipe dream may fix climate

Ah, isn't that nice? We can help the earth heal itself. I don't know about you, but I'll sleep better tonight after reading this.

If you don’t know how or even if it’s broke... don’t fix it!

I wouldn’t trust this genius with plunging my stopped-up toilet, much less re-directing the ocean currents.

radical solutions must be tried to fix our climate, even if they ultimately fail.

It's one thing if the radical solutions merely fail, but an entirely different matter if they have unforeseen negative consequences.

I just saw some yahoo on the news saying we need to cover the gulf of mexico seabed with with thousands of miles of pipes to bubble air to cool off the water during hurricane season.

He thinks the stakes are so high that radical solutions must be tried to fix our climate, even if they ultimately fail.

What is his reasoning if the attempted "fixes" make the problem(s) WORSE?! Have any of those dingbats ever consider THAT?

I'm sorry, but I consider it the height of arrogance and narcissism that those - I can't even come up with a strong enough word right now - believe THEY can "heal" the earth better than God and the laws of nature.

These scientists and dreams of giant pipes, some sort of freudian thing I’m missing here.

That would be great, the world’s largest sauna!

Somehow this brings to mind the various successes men have had bringing in plants and animals from other regions to “control” other native plants and animals.

You can’t put toothpaste back in the tube.

These people are nuts and worse, disasters waiting to happen.

Is it a crack pipe?

These people are cazy.

I think this must be satire. Lovelock has always sneered at the Global warming crowd and has made facetious comments in the past. I have read his books and they very good. This is bizarre coming from him.

Giant straws in the oceans will heal the planet. God help us.

He thinks the stakes are so high that radical solutions must be tried to fix our climate, even if they ultimately fail.

Well in that case why don't we all turn our car ACs up full blast and drive with the windows open. It's a radical solution that won't work but we have to TRY.

Perhaps this fella has considered removing central america, which when created by volcanoes and tectonic movements, stopped the currents from circulating between the atlantic and pacific oceans and cooling tropical waters.

Basic References:

Lawrence Solomon's "The Deniers" (a series of articles on the view of scientists who have been labelled "Global Warming Deniers"):

Other References:

Antarctic Temperature Trend 1982-2004:

This map (left) shows key areas of Antarctica, including the vast East Antarctic ice sheet. The image on the right shows which areas of the continent's ice are thickening (coloured yellow and red) and thinning (coloured blue). Â© (Left)British Antarctic Survey, (Right)Science

“...and co-author Professor Chris Rapley...”

That name sounded familiar. He thinks the major environmental problem is too many people, so he’d probably love it if something really, really bad happened.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/jul/22/climatechange.climatechange

Most of humanity has gone insane. It's true.

I'm done.

We can help the earth heal itself.

Or usher in the next ice age.

but an entirely different matter if they have unforeseen negative consequences.

No "May" about it - it would be catastrophic - these people are evil, pure and simple - just chasing the money. Any guesses on how many billions they'd need just for the initial "studies"?