Published on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 by Common Dreams
[Excerpted] "Two investigators are continuing down the risky path of
geoengineering by readying a field experiment involving spraying
chemicals into the atmosphere that would theoretically bounce sunlight
back into the air to cool the Earth, the Guardian reports.
But risks of geoengineering are high, and pinning hopes on a
technological fix to climate change may thwart greenhouse gas reduction
efforts while doing nothing to change the paradigm that created climate
change.Geoengineers to Start Volcano-Inspired Experiment in Risky Climate Manipulation
One of the two Harvard engineers in the Fort Sumner, New Mexico,
experiment is David Keith, manager of "a multimillion dollar
geoengineering research fund provided by Microsoft founder Bill Gates." Their idea is to mimic the planet-cooling effect that happens when volcanoes release sulphates.
Yet many say the risks are serious and potentially disastrous.
In June scientists warned
that large-scale engineering projects could reduce global rainfall by
about 5 percent, and as much as 15 percent in areas of North America and
Europe....
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