I Wanna Soak Up The Sun

“In theory, geoengineering could mean brightening marine clouds, or encouraging heat to bounce back into space by mirroring light off polar ice. The term has also been used to describe technology that removes carbon from the atmosphere, which is now widely accepted as a necessary tool to limit global warming. The most vexing technology is what’s broadly referred to as solar-radiation management—those reflective aerosols that could prevent the sun’s heat from reaching the Earth.” Some climate change mitigation ideas that seemed far-fetched (or even crazy) are being taken more seriously as the problem gets more severe. But if we don’t have the political will to do the simple stuff, are we gonna have the political will for the other ideas? The Atlantic (Gift Article): Who’s Ready to Think About Blocking Out the Sun?

+ Meanwhile, Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths.