I think it was called "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea". Theodore
Sturgeon. I recall there were giant squid.
On 5/30/12 9:01 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:
I found the article horrifying. Is anybody old enough to remember a
sixties research project with a cute name which centered around a long
running debate concerning whether setting off an abomb in the upper
atmosphere would obliterate the vanallen belts, destroy the ozone
layer, or just set the atmosphere on fire. They couldn't be sure
theoretically, so they had to try it to see. It didn't.
These people cannot be trusted.
*From:*friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com]
*On Behalf Of *Paul Paryski
*Sent:* Tuesday, May 29, 2012 3:33 PM
*To:* friam@redfish.com
*Subject:* [FRIAM] The Climate Fixers May 14 New Yorker
I submitted a letter (see below) to the editor of the New Yorker about
Michael Specter's excellent May 14th article on technical solutions to
global warming.
Any comments?
cheers, Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Paryski <ppary...@aol.com <mailto:ppary...@aol.com>>
To: themail <them...@newyorker.com <mailto:them...@newyorker.com>>
Sent: Tue, May 29, 2012 1:28 pm
Subject: The Climate Fixers May 14
Dear Sirs,
Thank you for publishing Michael Specter's excellent and informative
article on technical solutions to global warming which is, I believe,
probably the most important challenge to our species and, indeed,
other species. As a former chief technical advisor on environmental
governance for the United Nations Development Programme I have
followed climate change and anthropogenic global warming issues very
closely primarily through the IPCC.
The Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering project
is particularly (no pun intended) interesting and thought provoking
even with its inherent, ecological, environmental and political risks.
I wonder if another approach to particle injection might be adding
certain reflective particles to aviation fuels. Such a solution would
be much less costly than a twelve-mile long pipe held aloft by a
balloon and assure global dispersion at smaller densities.
Of course, there are many who believe mistakenly that our government
is already adding chemicals to jet fuel creating "chemtrails".
Paul Paryski
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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