24.05.2013

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The Daily Climate: Opinion: Dreams we cannot afford

"The billions of dollars required by geoengineers to scrub the atmosphere of carbon will bankrupt us. I have a cheaper solution." (by Russ George)

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23.05.2013

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Thought Infection Blog: Nature Has No Allegiances: An Argument for Geoengineering

"We must start to take responsibility for the long term impact of our actions on the environment. More importantly, we must give up on the idea that the natural world is designed for us, and if we simply somehow  ”go back to nature”, then we can get back to a fairy tale state of harmonious balance with nature."

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23.05.2013

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nanowerk: Carbon capture: Making use of minerals

Media response to Highfield (2012a) and Highfield (2012b). "Possible, but expensive, methods include burying the gas underground between rock layers or ‘scrubbing’ the CO2in power station cooling towers before it is released."

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21.05.2013

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redding.com: The conservative flip-flop on climate change

On conservatives' argumatative strategies.

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20.05.2013

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Digital Journal: Australia presses for international ban on geoengineered oceans

"Australia is pressing for a ban on geoengineering the oceans with iron sulfate, a process which came to prominence last year after an attempt was made to augment salmon stocks off the Canadian Pacific coast by adding chemicals to ocean waters."

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20.05.2013

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Video: Democracy Now - Geoengineering: Can We Save the Planet by Messing with Nature?

Interview with Clive Hamilton on Democracy Now.

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20.05.2013

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Geoengineeirng Politics Blog: New London Protocol Proposal to Regulate Marine Geoengineering

Discussion of the proposed amendments to the London Protocol. "In essence, this proposal establishes a procedural mechanism for regulating any geoengineering technique involving the introduction of materials to the sea, based on processes previously developed to address ocean fertilization."

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17.05.2013

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The Daily Beast: Can Humans Survive?

About her new book: Newitz (2013). "As geoengineers, we aren’t going to “heal” the earth or return it to a prehuman “state of nature.” That would mean submitting ourselves to the vicissitudes of the planet’s carbon cycles, which have already caused several mass extinctions"

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17.05.2013

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Scientific American: 400 PPM: Can Artificial Trees Help Pull CO2 from the Air?

"As greenhouse gas levels increase further, could machines help wash the skies of the excess CO2?"

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16.05.2013

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Future Tense: Cutting Carbon Dioxide Isn’t Enough

Discussion of CDR technologies motivated by the exceeding of the 400 ppm CO2 mark.

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