Obama Science Advisor: Geoengineering Madness
Yet another stellar pick by the Obama administration, our new Science advisor thinks that Geoengineering, or emergency interventions to cool the atmosphere, are feasible areas of research. This is chilling (no pun intended) coming from the government that can’t manage not to step on it’s own idiocy on a daily basis. And we want them messing with the planetary climate? Uh, no.
Before I was appointed, I was saying that the intersection of energy, climate and the economy is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Obviously another is avoiding blowing up substantial chunks of our society and others with nuclear weapons….
Without energy there is no economy. Without climate, there is no environment. Without the economy and environment there is no well-being. We’ve got to get this right as an intersection of problems. Right now, we’re getting energy and an economy in ways that are wrecking the climate.
There are going to be ultimately some difficult debates about how much we need to do and how fast in climate, and over which approaches will be more difficult from an economic standpoint.
The president sees this as an integrated set of issues. The economic part and energy part are crucial. But you’ve got to get climate right, too.
Nothing like having a raving flaming lib in charge.
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