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Serious scientific analysis reports are run on a fairly regular basis, such as by the Royal Society. I don't think that awareness is a problem, and if anything, coverage has been disproportionately great. (It has also been biased to wacky techniques and hyperbole) In my view the gap is in the provision of an 'Institute of Geoengineering', which could act as a neutral umbrella group for those interested in the field. The idea has been mooted on this list, but never advanced. A On 28 Jul 2011 19:21, "David Mitchell" <david.mitch...@dri.edu> wrote: > Dear Michael, > > I also missed your original email. I agee with you that "The need for innovative educational outreach on this issue has been largely ignored", and that the geo-engineering website is an idea whose time has come. Let it become the global website for climate engineering, manifesting the highest standards. The press is interested in this topic and they could educate themselves regarding the question "Why should we consider climate engineering?" Links to recent papers like David Wasdell's (recently circulated) could be featured to show the latest science on the topic, which the press could promote should they feel inspired. Since there is public interest on this, the website could be powerful in raising public awareness about climate science as well as climate engineering. I'd be happy to contribute to this cause. > > Wishing you (and us) the greatest success! > David Mitchell > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nathan Currier natcurr...@gmail.com > Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:17 > Subject: [geo] Re: Jim Hansen : 1 to 2DegC and 20m sea level rise > To: geoengineering <geoengineering@googlegroups.com> > Cc: yousif.mas...@gmail.com > >> Hi, Michael - >> >> That's great. Thanks for offering that...... >> >> Sorry, I don't believe I ever saw your previous posts about >> starting a >> website - I don't always get to look at the geoengineering group daily >> and then end up missing things. About a year back (late >> last July), >> something I proposed was to start a Wiki for geoengineering. Mike >> MacCracken agreed it might be a good idea for helping with the spirit >> of openness so needed for the larger debate about geoengineering and >> its wider acceptance. Ron Larsen said he'd be able to help some with >> the biochar side of things. No one offered, though, to help with the >> SRM side of things, and it would be a VERY big job for me to >> keep it >> up and manage the content of that - and an indispensable part of it, >> really, if it was intended to be a real compilation of knowledge of >> the topic - a kind of Wikipedia of geoengineering. >> >> I did take out a domain, and Yousif Masoud did then help set one up. >> He was saying at one point he wanted to do some more structural work >> on it last fall, and then with fear of how to start the entries by >> myself for the "biggies" - the aerosol SRM & the CDR entries, it has >> been sitting there dormant ever since. I think Yousif said that it's >> actually functional already and just waiting to be used, isn't that >> right, Yousif? >> >> SO, I have felt very badly about it, and of course I've been paying >> the monthly upkeep and wondering what to do about it - so now perhaps >> it could be combined with your idea? I'll cc Yousif on this.....Could >> your idea of a new website just use the domain I already have? Or >> could the wiki become part of a larger site? >> >> Maybe the Wiki wouldn't seem like such a daunting thing to get going >> if it were simply seen more as a "sketch pad" for new ideas (which >> then could be subsequently developed there, too)? Obviously, >> with CDR >> there's also the added problem with the proprietary nature of the >> technologies already developed (Keith, Lackner, etc - who probably >> wouldn't be delighted by the prospect of theirs ideas being written >> about) , and with aerosol SRM I haven't felt my own expertise is great >> enough, and, honestly, my hope in getting involved is really to >> uncover many smaller, less invasive and potentially dangerous ideas >> that might be able replace large scale aerosol SRM as the >> "method of >> choice" to technologically avoid catastrophe - in short, to help >> promote a Socolow-Pacala-like wedge approach as applied to >> geoengineering. >> >> My basic thought was to try to circulate knowledge of the Wiki widely >> around university departments - there are so many young people out >> there with so much knowledge that is not being harnessed towards >> this!..... >> >> So, what do you think? >> >> cheers, >> >> Nathan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 25, 6:53 pm, Michael Hayes <voglerl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi Folks, >> > >> > This thread has many aspects which point to the need for a >> full fledged >> > website dedicated to the full spectrum of GE issues. Hansen et >> al. is >> > showing a willingness to stretch the norms in scientific >> writing to maybe >> > express the severity of the situation in terms that the >> general public >> > (media) may be willing to listen to. The need for innovative >> educational> outreach on this issue has been largely ignored. >> That lack of an organized >> > media outreach effort is profoundly counter productive. >> > >> > I once AGAIN call for the creation of a website to provide the >> coordinated> educational outreach effort, provide a more robust >> stage for debate and >> > provided a unified voice for the field of Geoengineering. >> > >> > On the 15th of August, I will go public with a website which >> will provide >> > the bare bones structure for "The Journal of Geoengineering >> Studies". I >> > pledge $300 towards the start up costs and volunteer to look >> after the "back >> > room IT" details. Other contributions are welcomed. >> > >> > An editorial board comprised of seasoned members of this forum >> is needed. >> > Future board members can be voted in by the original board. >> Volunteers and >> > nominations for the editorial board are need to be pulled >> together before >> > the 15th. The Editor in Chief should be put in place by the >> original board. >> > >> > This proposed website has been discussed on in this forum and >> I have had no >> > comments against it. Some members have volunteered to make regular >> > contributions of related content. I will spend the needed cash >> to organize >> > the basic startup effort, however what happens after that is >> up to this >> > group. >> > >> > Michael >> > >> > On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Nathan Currier >> <natcurr...@gmail.com>wrote: >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> Google Groups "geoengineering" group. >> To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.for more options, >> visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. > To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. 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