I agree, too. 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 On Mon, 12 Jan 2009, [email protected] wrote: > > I agree completely -- a bad idea. > > Tom. > > ++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> Andrew, >> >> I think the development of a board like this at this time is >> counter-productive and a bad idea. >> >> As scientists, we should be attempting to provide new information and not >> passing judgment on what ought or ought not to be done. >> >> As citizens, we should be saying what we think ought to be done, but we >> have >> no special authority to balance diverse competing interests that go far >> beyond the domain of the environmental sciences. >> >> At this point, I think it far better to promote reasoned discussion of >> these >> complex and emotive issues than to set ourselves up as if we are in a >> position to collectively pass judgment. >> >> Best, >> >> Ken >> >> ___________________________________________________ >> Ken Caldeira >> >> Carnegie Institution Dept of Global Ecology >> 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305 USA >> >> [email protected]; [email protected] >> http://dge.stanford.edu/DGE/CIWDGE/labs/caldeiralab >> +1 650 704 7212; fax: +1 650 462 5968 >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Andrew Lockley >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> I fully endorse the comments below and I respectfully ask the notable >>> Scientists among us to put their names forward for a role in the >>> advisory board of an 'Institute of Geoengineering' which would fulfil >>> this function and others. >>> >>> A >>> >>> 2009/1/11 Oliver Wingenter <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>> Dear Colleagues, >>>> >>>> I think the time is rapidly approaching that a Geoengineering Projects >>>> Evaluation Panel (or something like it) be set up to evaluate and >>>> recommend projects for deployment. >>>> >>>> We don't need the likes Dr. Dogooder, his trusted colleagues, backed >>>> by the Mr.BigandRich Foundation or the Crowned Prince of Dubai going >>>> out and Cowboying it. Plans for a large scale geoengineering need to >>>> well thought out. There exists potential projects that can be done at >>>> the 1 to 10s million dollar range. >>>> >>>> The Board should international in nature and be composed of scientists >>>> from many disciplines. A seemingly innocent regional project may have >>>> the potential to disrupt global dynamics if a key temperature or >>>> buoyancy gradients are disrupted. Plans for a pilot research projects >>>> should be quickly separated from larger scale activities so as not to >>>> burden research as in theLOHAFEX case. The board should have at its >>>> disposal sufficient expertise and resources to do independent modeling >>>> studies to verify claims of the applicant and to bring out possible >>>> unforeseen consequences. The panel's mission should not be just to >>>> tear down projects but to aim to improve them. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Oliver Wingenter >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >>> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
