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VMA131Marine

(4,124 posts)
42. Ummm. No!
Sat Nov 24, 2018, 09:46 PM
Nov 2018

Heat will radiate from the planet at the same rate it currently does. But this will cut the excess energy getting in by half.

What about solar power? applegrove Nov 2018 #1
Doubt it would affect solar power at all VMA131Marine Nov 2018 #39
That's good. applegrove Nov 2018 #41
What cilla4progress Nov 2018 #2
Precisely Me. Nov 2018 #23
And if the side effects are worse than the problem?... keithbvadu2 Nov 2018 #3
that's one reason motherfuckers been denying - to force centralized taxpayer funded 'solutions' certainot Nov 2018 #21
No. Silver1 Nov 2018 #4
Just, no. nt scarletwoman Nov 2018 #5
Sure, what could go wrong with that? marybourg Nov 2018 #6
Snowpiercer JDC Nov 2018 #7
I will have to get the DVD from the library or Netflix. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2018 #11
What could go wrong? Nitram Nov 2018 #8
That won't extract the carbon turning our oceans acidic. The problem is human overpopulation. ffr Nov 2018 #9
+1000. Exactly. yonder Nov 2018 #37
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I will visit that site when I am done washing my socks. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2018 #12
Post removed Post removed Nov 2018 #13
Aw shit, I missed the fun. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2018 #22
Conspiracy theorist - I was going to come back and offer him some real websites to look at. n/t. airplaneman Nov 2018 #32
Dim sounds about right rpannier Nov 2018 #14
Oh, yah - that'll work packman Nov 2018 #15
I just read an article about this. Cold War Spook Nov 2018 #16
Ha! paleotn Nov 2018 #20
OMG The Liberal Lion Nov 2018 #36
What a b.s. idea... Maxheader Nov 2018 #17
Ummm. No! VMA131Marine Nov 2018 #42
So did I.... paleotn Nov 2018 #18
Freakanomics talked about this about 10 years ago exboyfil Nov 2018 #19
I am fine with this idea ZZenith Nov 2018 #24
Let's see how it works on Venus. Dave Starsky Nov 2018 #31
No, let's try it outside our solar system first just to be safe. ZZenith Nov 2018 #33
Maybe you're right. I say we hold off on this idea. Dave Starsky Nov 2018 #38
The worst case scenario may be if it "works" caraher Nov 2018 #25
Just wait until the next unplanned large volcano explosion or asteroid hit. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2018 #26
Like Burns' sun-blocking machine on Shelbyville? nt EarthFirst Nov 2018 #27
Climate fixes are a bit like promising cancer cures Cetacea Nov 2018 #28
we'll only pollute more, just in the shadow of a polluted sky Demonaut Nov 2018 #29
Looks like the biggest threat to our planet is bluestarone Nov 2018 #30
"Here, hold my beer. Watch this" yonder Nov 2018 #34
Oh yeah, what could go wrong with this? The Liberal Lion Nov 2018 #35
Locking.... DonViejo Nov 2018 #40
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