Here is the letter I submitted to the Times. They did not choose to publish it, so I share it with you.
Alan Alan Robock, Professor II Director, Meteorology Undergraduate Program Associate Director, Center for Environmental Prediction Department of Environmental Sciences Phone: +1-732-932-9800 x6222 Rutgers University Fax: +1-732-932-8644 14 College Farm Road E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8551 USA http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~robock To the Editor: While I agree with the call for more research on geoengineering by Homer-Dixon and Keith ("Blocking the Sky to Save the Earth," op-ed, Sept. 20), they do an injustice to the way scientists behave. They characterize my research and that of my colleagues as "aimed to show why sulfate injections won't work." That is not what we do. We perform simulations of the effects of proposed schemes and report what we find. We do not have a prejudice or bias about the results ahead of time. For example, the latest work of my team shows that the excess acid rain that would come when the sulfur eventually falls out of the sky would be so small as to not be injurious to natural ecosystems. We need more research on geoengineering, and it must be objective. Society depends on us for information about the benefits and dangers of geoengineering so it can make informed decisions. Alan Robock --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
