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Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes. (www.nytimes.com)
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Stardust Solutions says its tiny spheres can reflect the sun’s rays without harming people or the environment. Critics say private companies have no business altering Earth’s atmosphere.

Pretty much anything but discussing the real need to end fossil fuels

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[–] 6 points 4 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis

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    [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    How gives a fuck what one tech company says it can do? Tech companies say they can do all kinds of things they haven't delivered on while humanity pours its resources into those dead ends, getting us ever closer to environmental bankruptcy in the process. There's no paper, no scientific peer review and no transparency. This is a half baked attempt at defending an untenable attitude towards the planet as our species' all you can eat.

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    [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    So many simple and easy geo engineering solutions floating around 🙄

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    [+] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] [S] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    That's relatively low risk. Bigger problem is that if we depend on a system like this, we need to keep it operational for as long as CO2 concentration remains elevated. And that's a lot longer than civilizations last.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Every decade we can delay climate change takes immense pressure off ecosystems and human migration pressures, giving them time to adapt more gradually. If this could work safely and didn't take money and effort away from CO2 reduction, then it would be good even if it eventually comes to an end.

    That said, the "if" is false. Like plastic recycling, geoengineering is a way for people to accept pollution by pretending it's preventable. The company in question isn't selling a solution, they are selling a greenwashing ad campaign. And the NYT is already participating in the ad campaign by publishing the article.

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