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OKIsItJustMe

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27. It's not that there’s nothing to see here

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #26)

Sun Jun 10, 2012, 10:04 AM

Jun 2012

The situation is that we have a bunch of stuff happening at once. It appears that the acidification of the ocean may not be our most immediate problem.

So, as much as I dislike the idea of injecting sulfates into the upper atmosphere, partly because it does not address the root problem (i.e. GHG’s.) It may be worth looking at as a way to buy ourselves a little time.

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Geoengineering would turn blue skies whiter [View all] joshcryer Jun 2012 OP

Geoengineering experiment cancelled amid patent row joshcryer Jun 2012 #1

A charter for geoengineering joshcryer Jun 2012 #2

... and I've been there with you ... Nihil Jun 2012 #14

+1 drokhole Jun 2012 #15

From 7 years ago dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #3

Nobody actually needs to SEE the stars. That's what we have satellites for... GliderGuider Jun 2012 #4

I'm not sure resort is the right word The2ndWheel Jun 2012 #5

Mind you, this is just one scenario. (i.e. adding sufates to the upper atmosphere.) OKIsItJustMe Jun 2012 #6

Other schemes are not cheap. Global dimming happens for free* when you pollute. joshcryer Jun 2012 #18

Even this scheme actually involves some expense OKIsItJustMe Jun 2012 #19

I didn't say it was free, I said it was cheaper than the alternatives. joshcryer Jun 2012 #23

"Global dimming happens for free* when you pollute." OKIsItJustMe Jun 2012 #24

Did you not see the asterisk? joshcryer Jun 2012 #25

Sure did! OKIsItJustMe Jun 2012 #28

Jevon's Paradox would be a useful parable here. IDemo Jun 2012 #7

I am tired of “Jevons’ Paradox” OKIsItJustMe Jun 2012 #9

Then we're disagreed on the issue IDemo Jun 2012 #10

In the first place, this is a misapplication of “Jervons Paradox” OKIsItJustMe Jun 2012 #11

You must have missed the word "parable" in my post IDemo Jun 2012 #12

Jervons was wrong OKIsItJustMe Jun 2012 #13

Never mind aesthetics caraher Jun 2012 #8

What Are People Really Talking About When They Talk About "Geo-Engineering"? drokhole Jun 2012 #16

Aerosols are the cheapest way to do it, and thus is how it is going to be done. joshcryer Jun 2012 #17

These approaches are also not effective OKIsItJustMe Jun 2012 #20

Reducing incoming sunlight does not help with ocean acidification, drm604 Jun 2012 #21

Correct! OKIsItJustMe Jun 2012 #22

Nothing to see here... joshcryer Jun 2012 #26

It's not that there’s nothing to see here OKIsItJustMe Jun 2012 #27

Scientists warn geoengineering may disrupt rainfall joshcryer Jul 2012 #29