Geoengineering
Information about and discussion of Geoengineering, planetary engineering, or [re]terraforming to affect the Earth's environment. Typically to mitigate or counter the effects of climate change, but also for energy or resource related reasons.
Is it safe? Is it necessary? Will it work? What side effects will it have?
Please keep the conspiracy theories to a minimum. This is about the science, technology and yes politics too.
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Technology Review: Does Anyone Understand Geo-Engineering?On more than one occasion in recent weeks, President Obama's science advisor, John Holdren, has said that he supports research into geo-engineering, a controversial approach to addressing climate change that would involve large-scale engineering projects designed to cool the earth in the event ...
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Atmospheric engineering scheme to combat global warming could diminish solar powerApril 20th, 2009 — A widely discussed "atmospheric engineering" scheme intended to combat global warming could have unanticipated consequences in reducing the effectiveness of certain kinds of solar power around the Earth, a new study has concluded. It is appears in the current issue of ACS' ...
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Geo-engineering And BiocharThe Green Party recently voted to resist proposals for large scale use of charcoal in soils for climate change mitigation, and against their inclusion into carbon markets. Biochar, along with agrofuels, would result in devastating expansion of industrial agriculture which threatens people, ...
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Obama looking at cooling air to fight warmingObama looking at cooling air to fight warming John Holdren talks about his role as President Obama's science adviser during an interview with The Associated Press, in Washington, Wednesday, April 8, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP) -- Tinkering with Earth's climate to chill runaway ...
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Biochar for carbon storage comes under fire | Green Tech - CNET NewsBiochar for carbon storage comes under fire A new idea for storing carbon dioxide underground using charcoal, or biochar, is being panned by organizations that oppose large-scale geoengineering projects. The ETC Group on Monday published opposition to biochar from 147 small environmental ...
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9Hungry shrimp eat climate change experiment - environment - 25 March 2009 - New ScientistI wonder where those 6 misplaced tonnes of iron will end up, further down the ecological order... In Japanese whale meat... or worse?Murray Peat added 8 months ago
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DARPA to Explore Geoengineering"No mainstream scientists are advocating using geoengineering techniques right now, but more and more researchers feel that a worsening picture of global climate change warrants studying such interventions in case of a climate emergency in the future" Still 'last resort' option(s). And no, I do ...Phil Duby added 8 months ago
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9DARPA to Explore Geoengineering"Unclassified... unpublicised... semi-secret..." All the makings of yet another disaster movie.... except this isn't Hollywood. This is a Defense Agency. Defense against whom? "We're in increasingly dire straits..." The western world might be feeling the pinch but do we want geo-engineers ...Murray Peat added 8 months ago
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Bellona Foundation releases Interactive Tool to Understand Carbon Capture and StorageLooks like good information. Now to find a way to implement fast enough, to a 'high' enough level to make a difference.Phil Duby added 8 months ago
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Climate Geo-engineering with 'Carbon Negative' BioenergyPlaying with those natural systems can be risky. Its those side effects that we do not [yet] know about that cause problems. We need to know more before doing 'big' projects.Phil Duby added 11 months ago
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