Re: [FRIAM] The Climate Fixers May 14 New Yorker
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 To: themail 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 FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] The Climate Fixers May 14 New Yorker
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 FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
[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 To: themail 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 andinformative article on technical solutions to global warming which is, I believe, probably the most importantchallenge to our species and, indeed, other species. As a former chieftechnical advisor on environmental governance for the United NationsDevelopment Programme I have followed climate change and anthropogenic globalwarming issues very closely primarily through the IPCC. The Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineeringproject is particularly (no pun intended) interesting and thought provoking evenwith its inherent, ecological, environmental and political risks. I wonder ifanother approach to particle injection might be adding certain reflective particlesto aviation fuels. Such a solutionwould be much less costly than a twelve-mile long pipe held aloft by a balloonand assure global dispersion at smaller densities. Of course, there are many who believe mistakenly that our government isalready adding chemicals to jet fuel creating “chemtrails”. Paul Paryski Santa Fe, New Mexico FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
Re: [FRIAM] The Climate Fixers May 14 New Yorker
A partially remembered quote from an Atlantic article a year ago: Fighting climate change with particle injection is like trying to fight obesity with a girdle and doughnuts. —R On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Paul Paryski ppary...@aol.com wrote: 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 To: themail 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 FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
