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Climate scientists: it's time for 'Plan B' - Climate Change, Environment - The Independent
An emergency "Plan B" using the latest technology is needed to save the world from dangerous climate change, according to a poll of leading scientists carried out by The Independent. The collective international failure to curb the growing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has meant that an alternative to merely curbing emissions may become necessary.



*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 03:28:44 PM EST
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Cold Carbon Sink: Slowing Global Warming with Antarctic Iron - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

Recent research shows that melting icebergs in the ocean around Antarctica may actually slow global warming. The iron particles they carry feed algae blooms that suck up CO2. Could man-made algae blooms in the frigid waters help combat climate change?




*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 03:29:01 PM EST
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how about floating all the world's waste polystyrene packing in the arctic ocean ? It's white and pretty reflective.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 04:34:34 PM EST
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Er, in that case you'd better float it in tropical oceans!

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi
by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Sun Jan 4th, 2009 at 03:56:20 AM EST
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the advantage of the arctic ocean is that it's more or less enclosed, so there aren't currents that re going to disperse the polystyrene around the world, diluting its effectiveness. Also there are no large ocean swells that would cause the polystyrene to disintegrate and become a danger to sea life tempted to swallow it.

You could attempt something similar in the Mediterranean, red sea and Gulf of Arabia.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Jan 4th, 2009 at 04:42:06 AM EST
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