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More Climate Scientists Now Support Geoengineering
ofcourseyouare writes "The Independent is a UK newspaper which has been pushing hard for cuts in CO2 emissions for years. It recently polled a group of 'the world's leading climate scientists,' revealing a 'growing support for geoengineering' in addition to cutting CO2 — not as a substitute. For example, Jim Lovelock, author of The Gaia Theory, comments: 'I disagree that geoengineering the climate is a dangerous distraction and I disagree that on no account should it ever be considered. I strongly agree that we now need a "plan B" where a geoengineering strategy is drawn up in parallel with other measures to curb CO2 emissions.' Professor Kerry Emanuel of MIT said, 'While a geoengineering solution is bound to be less than desirable, the probability of getting global agreement on emissions reductions before it is too late is very small.'"
Highlander 2? Yeah, I tried to forget it too...
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." - Mark Twain
Use the same process the U.S. used to get everyone else to help invade Iraq. That worked like a charm!
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
To the tune of "There was an old lady"
So we dump Fe into the water
To make the planet
a little less hotter
And....
Then we spray Agent Orange ...
to cut back on the O2
Shit, you can't rhyme Orange with anything to do with oxygen fires...
think of it like this: you are quite obese from a lifetime or poor eating habits. you know that your chances of health problems are far higher than if you were in better shape. it's not guaranteed, but you know the risk is there. you also know that you have two methods of shedding pounds: excercise and eat healthy (i.e. lower CO2 emissions) and surgery/medication (geoengineering). Surgery can reverse your condition temporarily, but if you don't cut down on the mcdonald's and go out for a jog every now and then, you'll just end up back in the same place a few years down the line.
this is pretty much the same thing. geoengineering can help cut down on atmospheric CO2 levels, it can change various weather systems, lower the overall temperature of the earth, but if we keep doing what we're doing, we're just going to end up back where we are now, and eventually no amount of liposuction will ever get rid of your man-boobs.