The Stratoshield "Hose to the Sky" Could Reverse Global Warming

Weve been working on some ideas related to climate change, as a kind of backup plan in case human effort to curb emissions dont succeed fast enough to prevent devastating ecological damage. One of the ideas that has captured our imagination is replicating the way volcanoes have at times brought down the temperature of the planet by erupting sulfur dioxide particles up into the stratosphere. Weve invented a hose to the sky we call the Stratoshield, which is a comparatively cost effective way to do this. The invention is profiled in SuperFreakonomics and were hoping to have some scientific discussion about its potential. Please read more about it at http://intellectualventureslab.com

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Science & Technology

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• Stratoshield
• Climate Science
• Geoengineering
• Intellectual Ventures

[thebreadcake]

The Earth isn't broken, stop trying to fix it.

[pete1051]

You guys build this thing and it will get sabotaged.

Are you guys so arrogant that you think you can control nature? guess again.

Climate gets too warm... buy some shorts.

If it gets too cold... put on a jacket.

sea level rises(highly doubtful)... move

soil becomes infertile? it's not the climate, it's the toxic crap monsanto puts out.

The climate has always been changing, it will continue to do so. the CO2 hype is just a diversion from the real environmental hazards.

[WellSightedGentleman]

which other systems is this 'we' referring to?

.....nice proposal, understanding the needed covert nature, of dispersing poison over EVERYONE.For her to say 'we are not advocating deployment' is a very blatant lie on their behalf. To just to goto the effort of producing such a piece of propoganda isnt in itself a 'cheap' endevour, rather a distinct effort to 'convince' albeit sumblime. A cheap 'delivery' system, has been an ongoing challenge for any corporation upto the task, its a dictatorship

[WellSightedGentleman]

@CherryandRasberries errr, is

[CherryandRasberries]

just 10's of millions of dollars for something that will probably spring a leak and posion everyone.

[Bombur86]

I dont think that a hose like that could support his own weight, if that was possible, we could built an elevator for the ISS as well.

[slicksps]

What about heat and light reflected back to Earth? You're creating a giant cloud which would accelerate global warming rather than slow it.

Fair play for trying other solutions but you really need a physics person on your team!

[tjdoren]

Wow, what a bunch of nutjobs. Setting aside the debate on global warming itself, this idea is totally ridiculous. There is no way you could ever construct such a device, let alone maintain it for sustained use. But I have to hand it to you for thinking "out of the box".

[lavanderlilly]

If any one is giving these disgusting crimes against nature a watch this is backed by the Royal Society and was reported on in the media yesterday 29 Jan 2010.

It's FRIGHTENING and utterly unbelievable that Humans would do such horrible horrible things to their home.

You make me very sad.

[lavanderlilly]

Karma will get you.

[UkTruthSeeker2009]

LMAO : 0 )

[markscott7777777]

@pete1051

sabotage ! i like it !

and the so called " scientists " could be actively and generously encouraged to deviate from their aberrant position !

which now seems very apparent !

if that fails get the climate gate white hats to get their emails and post them on the web !