Re: [geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics & Politics of Geoengineering

2013-08-12 Thread Andrew Lockley
water cooling technique for hurricane weakening, >> suggested >> by Stephen Salter and developed further with Nathan Myhrvold & colleagues >> has the >> same objectives as the MCB one. >> >> I attach a recently published detailed account of our MCB work. >> >> I hope all

RE: [geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics & Politics of Geoengineering

2013-08-12 Thread John Latham
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RE: [geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics & Politics of Geoengineering

2013-08-12 Thread Andrew Lockley
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Re: [geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics & Politics of Geoengineering

2013-08-12 Thread Jim Lee
I stand by the heading for the following reasons: 1. The title is loosely based on this title from TechDirt: Bill Gates' New Career? Patent Troll For Nathan Myhrvold? and this on from The Guardian: The man who would stop hurricanes with ca

Re: [geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics & Politics of Geoengineering

2013-08-11 Thread Ken Caldeira
ooglegroups.com [geoengineering@googlegroups.com] > on behalf of Jim Lee [rez...@gmail.com] > Sent: 11 August 2013 00:10 > To: geoengineering@googlegroups.com > Cc: rez...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics & Politics > of

RE: [geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics & Politics of Geoengineering

2013-08-10 Thread John Latham
o] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics & Politics of Geoengineering If the intention is to reduce global temperature, why do you refer to it as local climate? Do you consider reduced rainfall as a result of geoengineering SRM weather control or an unintended side-effect<https://group

Re: [geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics & Politics of Geoengineering

2013-08-10 Thread Jim Lee
If the intention is to reduce global temperature, why do you refer to it as local climate? Do you consider reduced rainfall as a result of geoengineering SRM weather control or an unintended side-effect ? Do you consi

Re: [geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics & Politics of Geoengineering

2013-08-10 Thread euggordon
The goal is not weather modification or anything to do with weather but to alter/control slightly the average, local, long term temperature i.e. local climate modification not weather control. Hence your comments on controlling weather offer no insight into a totally different issue. Limited con

Re: [geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics & Politics of Geoengineering

2013-08-09 Thread Mick West
I believe Jim is referring to the following "invitation to consider guidance" from COP 10 (2010), frequently misinterpreted as a "ban". http://www.cbd.int/decision/cop/default.shtml?id=12299 COP 10 Decision X/33 X/33.Biodiversity and climate change The Conference of the Parties, ... 8.*Invites*