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UN May Ban Blotting Out the Sun
Supervillains and Mr. Burns are among those to be most affected by the United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity decision on space sunshades. Even though organizations like NASA have been looking into them as a possible way to slow climate change, the UN is expected to limit research into the technology or ban it outright. From the article: "The Convention may consider banning or limiting research into space sunshades. Some question their wisdom. A space sunshade would have a rapid effect on global warming and provide time to develop more permanent measures, they say. The technique has already received serious attention from NASA and other organizations. But others, such as the ETC group, an environmental and social advocacy group, fear simply blocking the sun is a bandage, meant to cover up the problem, and allow humans to continue using fossils fuels. Another fear is that geo-engineering, as techniques like this are called, could have unforeseen consequences on the weather, ecosystem and agriculture."
we already blocked out the sun 500 years ago to try and kill the machines, but they won anyways and we're all just blue pills lying in our pods
UN ban Eclipse, Oracle rejoice
Jehovah be praised, Oracle was not selected
I don't want to spend the rest of my life
Looking at the shade of a Satellite
I don't want to spend the rest of my days
Keeping out of sunshine like the mayor say
I don't want to spend my time in hell
Looking at the moon from Google Earth
I don't ever want to play the part
Of a statistic on a government chart
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives its heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That NASA has taken away I'm done
Gigantic shades in the sky, with patterns of light coming through them. Just think of the sponsorship opportunities! Every time you look at the Sun, you could see an Apple or Coca Cola logo.
Clearly, they aren't thinking this through. The monetization could be extraordinary!
You've haven't been watching enough Looney Tunes. You get rid of the elephant with a mouse and the cycle repeats.
Except for ending slavery, the Nazis, communism, & securing American independence, war has never solved anything.
"we are blue pills" ??
You didn't watch the movie, did you?
DID YOU?
UN bans Persian arrows!!
"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde
"OUR SCIENTISTS WILL BLOT OUT THE SUN!!!"
"Then our factories shall spew in the shade."
(stupid yell filter.)