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DESCRIPTION:Into the Great Wide Open? - The Potential Role of Geoengineering to Combat 
 Climate Change. \n\n Climate geoengineering is defined by the National 
 Academy of Sciences as “options that would involve large-scale 
 engineering of our environment in order to combat or counteract the effects 
 of changes in atmospheric chemistry.” \n\nThese methods include ocean 
 iron fertilization, stratospheric sulfate injection, marine cloud seeding, 
 air capture, and the use of planetary sunshades, all of which have the 
 potential to substantially improve, or reverse, current warming trends. At 
 the same time, all of these schemes could have serious negative 
 ramifications, including adverse regional impacts with momentous 
 implications. \n\nThe purpose of this panel will be to assess the potential 
 benefits of climate geoengineering, as well as potential negative impacts. 
 The panel will also discuss ethical issues, including whether 
 geoengineering could create a “moral hazard” problem, i.e. divert 
 attention from reducing greenhouse gas emissions. \n\nPanel members include 
 with Wil Burns (visiting Professor, Monterey Institute of International 
 Studies of Middlebury College), Dan Whaley (Planktos), Ken Caldeira 
 (Carnegie Institute, Stanford University) to discuss geoengineering to 
 combat climate change. Sponsored by the Stegner Environmental Center. A 
 Green Stacks program. \nAgain please do not come to this event. \nIt's just 
 a conspiracy theory; so I'm told. Go back to sleep. Watch TV. Drink 
 Fluoride. \nTrust your government. Vote for CLEAN SAFE NUCLEAR ENERGY and 
 GMOs. \n\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/04/20/18677695.php
SUMMARY:Into The Great Wide Open: Geoengineering to Combat Climate Change
LOCATION:Main Library, 6:00-7:30 PM Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room B 100 Larkin St. 
 SF, CA 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/04/20/18677695.php
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