Should We Dam The Bering Strait To Keep The AMOC From Collapsing?
A study from the Netherlands suggests building a dam across the Bering Strait could stabilize the AMOC. Is that a good idea?
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Geoengineering The Gulf Of Maine
Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute are studying ways to reduce ocean acidification near Cape Cod.
Seaweed Blooms Suggest The Ocean Is Geoengineering Itself
Two studies published this year put a spotlight on how changes in the ocean are affecting the planet and the global economy.
Geoengineering The Ocean — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The latest research examines the risks and rewards of geoengineering the ocean to make it absorb more carbon dioxide.
Michael Mann To Bill Gates: What World Are You Living In?
Bill Gates pictures himself as a technology and system innovator. In October, the billionaire philanthropist recontextualized climate action, global health, and development as mutually exclusive and in competition with each other in advance of the international climate summit, COP30. With his status as one of the original Silicon Valley tech … [continued]
ChatGPT generated this image to illustrate the stark choice between proven climate solutions—like renewables and electrification—and the risky uncertainty of geoengineering
Royal Society Report: Geoengineering Is A Really Bad Idea
A study by the Royal Academy shows that geoengineering is fraught with climate and political dangers that could backfire on humanity.
Cleaner Air Is Making The Earth Hotter — Study
Sufur dioxide in the air offsets some of the warming effects of carbon dioxide and methane. So what happens when it is removed?
ChatGPT generated this image to illustrate the stark choice between proven climate solutions—like renewables and electrification—and the risky uncertainty of geoengineering
SilverLining’s Geoengineering Techno-Optimism Is Distracting From Real Climate Solutions
Organizations promoting utopian techno-optimism have long appealed to policymakers and investors by offering simplistic technological escapes from complex environmental challenges. SilverLining, a geoengineering-focused non-profit, represents exactly this kind of appeal. It’s triggered me because of its aggressive PR efforts that have put its founder on influential media outlets, including ones … [continued]
Stardust Creating Geoengineering Technology For Governments
An Israeli company with strong ties to the military is developing new geoengineering technology it will sell to governments.
ChatGPT generated panoramic image of Canadian Senate committee and witnesses looking at the Atlantic Ocean
UN Agreements On Oceanic Geoengineering Don’t Cover Dominant Land-Based Systems
This morning I had an excellent conversation with a lawyer with a maritime environmental non-governmental organization, Stephanie Hewson at the West Coast Environmental Law Association. She is preparing to testify to one of the highest legislative bodies in the country that they are based in, Canada’s Senate, regarding concerns about … [continued]
