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NEWS ABOUT: geo-engineering

geo-engineering stories: 4 news summaries
OPINION

 We Can Engineer Away 
 Climate Change 


Jun 13, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s drastic and potentially dangerous, but we absolutely must research geoengineering as a potential fix for climate change, writes Samuel Thernstrom in the Washington Post. Many climate scientists believe that attempts to mitigate climate change by reducing emissions are too little, too late. But preliminary evidence shows... More »

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climate change • geo-engineering

White House Mulls Drastic Action on Climate Change

Geo-engineering could be last resort, Holdren says

Apr 8, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Global warming may get to the point where drastic "geo-engineering" measures to cool the earth will be necessary, President Obama’s top science adviser tells the AP. John Holdren said shooting reflective particles into the upper atmosphere to reflect some sunlight is a last resort, but one he's raised... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • global warming • Arctic sea ice • Obama administration • geo-engineering • President Obama • John Holdren

OPINION

Geo-Engineers Not Quite Ready to Save Earth

Far-flung ideas hold promise, but the
science still lags

Jan 30, 09 4:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Their proposals to combat global warming may sound like science fiction, but geo-engineers insist they can save the planet. Two new reports show that while that may be the case, the science has a long way to go, the Economist reports. The burgeoning field posits that humans can cool the... More »

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climate change • global warming • plankton • iron • geo-engineering

ANALYSIS

Plans to Stop Global Warming Straight From Sci-Fi Novels

Geo-engineering offers promise for slowing climate change ... and fear of consequences

Sep 5, 08 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists worry humans might not curb carbon emissions in time to save the planet from irreversible harm, and some have suggested a radical concept called geo-engineering, the Economist reports. Once the stuff of science fiction, geo-engineering would combat global warming by manipulating the environment. While promising, critics warn ecological consequences... More »

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climate change • environment • greenhouse gases • global warming • science • science fiction • carbon emissions • geo-engineering

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