Cool the planet, block the sunlight.

[westwall]

There are some serious problems with the production and disposal of nuke fuel. I opt for a sustainable lifestyle for both people and the planet.

There is no such thing as sustainable. You either create a surplus every year, or you are one natural disaster away from extinction.

 

[Woodznutz]

How long will it take to schlep a few cubic miles worth of garbage into the upper atmosphere?

You're redefining my program.

 

[Woodznutz]

There is no such thing as sustainable. You either create a surplus every year, or you are one natural disaster away from extinction.

We can have abundance without waste. Let's say we have bumper potato crops several years in a row. The excess can be converted into biofuel (vodka) or fertilizer. Same with cereal grains. We can choose feast or famine, or sustainable.

 

[Blues Man]

You're redefining my program.

You want to float enough paper in the upper atmosphere to reduce the sun's heating of the planet.

Just how much paper do you think you'll need? How often will you have to replenish it and what's it going to cost?

 

[Woodznutz]

You want to float enough paper in the upper atmosphere to reduce the sun's heating of the planet.

Just how much paper do you think you'll need? How often will you have to replenish it and what's it going to cost?

We'll only use what can be spared. It would be a part of a larger plan to reduce earth's temperature.

 

[Woodznutz]

No there really isn't. (re: problems with uranium mining.)

Environmental Impacts of Uranium Mining | Greentumble

Although nuclear is often touted as a clean energy, uranium mining is one of the most environmentally destructive methods of mining on the planet.

greentumble.com

 

[Blues Man]

Environmental Impacts of Uranium Mining | Greentumble

Although nuclear is often touted as a clean energy, uranium mining is one of the most environmentally destructive methods of mining on the planet.

greentumble.com

The next generation of reactors will not use uranium.

Uranium was a bad choice to begin with because it is actually quite rare. Uranium is about as prevalent as platinum and no one would think of using platinum as a fuel.

Tell me what do you think the mining of all those rare earth elements needed for "green" energy will do to the environment?

 

[Blues Man]

We'll only use what can be spared. It would be a part of a larger plan to reduce earth's temperature.

Still a dumb, expensive idea with only a temporary effect

 

[Muhammed]

We'll only use what can be spared. It would be a part of a larger plan to reduce earth's temperature.

Why the fuck do you want to reduce the Earth's temperature?

 

[Woodznutz]

Why the fuck do you want to reduce the Earth's temperature?

Cause it's too hot.

 

[Woodznutz]

Still a dumb, expensive idea with only a temporary effect

We do a lot of dumb, expensive things. My county is going to spend $12 Million to dredge phosphorous laden muck from some streams, to keep it out of our lakes. The muck, containing tens of thousands of pounds of valuable phosphorous will then be buried. Stupid.

 

[ReinyDays]

Cause it's too hot.

No it's not ... Earth's temperatures are normal ... full 3ºC below thermal maximum ... and overall falling ... in a little over 100,000 years, we'll be a thermal minimum again ... ha ha ... it's called the Ice Age Cycle for a reason ...

You don't know "hot" until you work a summer in the fields of the Central Valley ...

 

[Crick]

Do explain how you know what is normal.

 

[ReinyDays]

Do explain how you know what is normal.

Ice core data ... see how our current temperatures are within the second deviation? ... oh, wait, that's math, sorry ...

Why would anyone think 14ºC is abnormal? ... that's 57ºF ...

 

[Blues Man]

We do a lot of dumb, expensive things. My county is going to spend $12 Million to dredge phosphorous laden muck from some streams, to keep it out of our lakes. The muck, containing tens of thousands of pounds of valuable phosphorous will then be buried. Stupid.

So that's a good reason to do even more dumb expensive things?