[geo] hybrid airships

2012-04-22 Thread Andrew Lockley
The Auroura flight report discussed hybrid airships as an SRM delivery vehicle. If you're interested, check out this cool video clip of one in action http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12110386 Tracking the development of this novel technology could be a useful indicator as to the viability and

Re: [geo] Patrick Michaels weighs in, on Earth Day

2012-04-22 Thread Ken Caldeira
It is amazing how he is able to speak with such confidence regarding things about which he has no expertise. Regarding CFCs, this is one of the few cases in which modern industrial society heeded the warnings provided by models an as a result avoided disaster. It is amazing how Pat Michaels is ab

[geo] Patrick Michaels weighs in, on Earth Day

2012-04-22 Thread RAU greg
Best wishes to the planet on Earth Day. Now this from our friends at Forbes. - Greg Celebrating Earth Day: Is Another Half-Acid Apocalypse On the Way? What with it being Earth Day and all, it’s a good time to reflect on the sorry track record of environmental apocalypse prognostication and

[geo] Re: IMPORTANT geoengineering group policy: please refrain from cc-ing people on emails sent to the google group

2012-04-22 Thread Nathan Currier
Hi, Ken - What about cc-ing things to AMEG (the arctic methane google group) that are also meant for the general geoengineering group readership? I know that I accidentally once did the opposite (i.e., I once sent to the geo google group something only intended for AMEG), but have been careful abo

[geo] Re: Ocean albedo modification

2012-04-22 Thread Nathan Currier
Hi, Bhaskar - You wrote - "Based on a combined reading of all papers on the subject I understand the following - Coccolithophores increase Albedo and DMS production and Diatoms sequester more carbon by falling to ocean bed." I used to believe something like that, too. But actually the primary ar

[geo] IMPORTANT geoengineering group policy: please refrain from cc-ing people on emails sent to the google group

2012-04-22 Thread Ken Caldeira
*From now on, emails sent to the google group, that cc other groups will be automatically rejected and this will be considered an abuse.* Furthermore, you should not to cc anyone on emails to < geoegnieer...@googlegroups.com> unless you are close friends with them and you are sure that they will

Re: [geo] Keith weighs in...

2012-04-22 Thread Michael Hayes
An Inventor's Response, Dr. Keith, I question how incentive can be factored in. The foundational concept of IP is that those who invest the time and effort and risk the initial capital investment, can hope for a return on that effort and risk. The issue of invention incentive may be a secondary,