1) There is as yet no evidence that using this technology is on anyone's political program, and most local coverage I've seen is in the Murdoch media.
2) The point that some forms of GE are simply ways of continuing pollution is demonstrated (should the project go ahead) by the current Australian Government being a massive supporter of coal mining and coal power and, some say, actively working against renewables (as are the Murdoch media). 3) The government has recently reduced protection for Marine Parks including the Reef, and the Adani mine port dredging for its inland coal mine is widely regarded as disastrous and poisonous for the Reef should it really get going, already having overflows into the Reef. So yes, while this form of GE might be a great idea it seems to fit in with the usual pro-coal, pro-corporate economy, anti-environment people jon ________________________________________ From: geoengineering@googlegroups.com <geoengineering@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Greg Rau <gh...@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Thursday, 29 March 2018 3:53 AM To: geoengineering@googlegroups.com Subject: [geo] Great Barrier Reef Sun Shield Film Tested to Prevent Bleaching Aussies apparently undeterred by moral hazards and slippery slopes(?!) ..... https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/sun-shield-film-protection-great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-spd/ “A "sun shield" 50,000 times thinner than a human hair has been designed to sit at the surface of the water, directly above corals. The thin film is meant to be like an umbrella that partially blocks out the sun. The shield is biodegradable and is made of calcium carbonate, the same component that coral skeletons are made of.” -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.