James, I am afraid that you appear to have trouble distinguishing between advocates of geoengineering and advocates of geoengineering research. You write:
*In November 2009 the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology held hearings on the implications of large-scale climate intervention. **I was the only historian on a panel of five, which included three strong advocates for geoengineering and a climate modeler who warned of unintended consequences. * I believe you are characterizing me as a "strong advocate for geoengineering." I do not consider myself an advocate of geoengineering. I am an advocate of improving our information base, our state of knowledge. I have repeatedly stated that I am uncertain whether geoengineering (solar radiation management) techniques could in fact reduce overall risk, but that there is potential that it may do so and that therefore we should conduct relevant research. Please do not inappropriately represent my views in your published materials. Hyperbolic, sloppy, and misleading statements do not serve to advance a well-informed discussion. Best, Ken PS. Furthermore, you make a number of scientific statements that appear to be wrong. For example, perhaps as a historian you can tell me whether the sky was milky white after Mt. Pinatubo. While you are at it, perhaps you can tell me what happened to Earth-based astronomical observations after this eruption. ___________________________________________________ Ken Caldeira Carnegie Institution Dept of Global Ecology 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305 USA +1 650 704 7212 [email protected] http://dge.stanford.edu/labs/caldeiralab @kencaldeira On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:18 AM, James R. Fleming <[email protected]>wrote: > James Rodger Fleming, “Weather as a Weapon: The troubling history of > geoengineering so far,” *Slate Magazine*, > > *http://www.slate.com/id/2268232/* > > -- > 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]<geoengineering%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. > -- 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.
