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Nihil

(13,508 posts)
14. ... and I've been there with you ...
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 07:33 AM
Jun 2012

... bemoaning the stupidity of the "geoengineering will save us" team ...

The trouble with it is that regardless of its gross failings, its uncertainty and its
suicidal gambling

1) It appeals to the "Deus Ex Machina" crowd and to the non-believers who have
the same philosophical approach ("Deus ex humana"?).

2) It appeals to the uber-technophilia of the Kurzweilian crowd.

3) It *really* appeals to the "Business As Usual" crowd as not only does it allow
them to continue maximising profit without any of that boring environmental
protection/preservation rubbish but also provides another opportunity for
profit from a new field (again, without any penalty until after they've retired/died).

As a result, GeoStupidity Inc will keep coming back, keep being supported in
"new initiatives" and keep blocking out genuine action.

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
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