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Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth?

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gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> wrote:
> On 10/27/2015 7:21 PM, Double-A wrote:
>> On Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 4:14:25 PM UTC-7, gilber34 wrote:
>>> On 10/27/2015 4:19 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
>>>> Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth?
>>>>> http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-diamond-dust-sprayed-into-the-sky-cool-earth/
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Researchers have for years discussed the merits of pumping
>>>>> water-based sulphate spray into the sky to reflect and scatter the
>>>>> Sun's energy--essentially, mimicking the cooling caused by volcanic
>>>>> eruptions. Like most kinds of geoengineering, the idea is highly
>>>>> controversial and so far untested.
>>>
>>>
>>> we are already doing that with coal plants that generate electricity,
>>> they help cause Global Cooling.   The sulfer is in the coal.
>>
>>
>> And carbon is carbon, right?
>>
>> Double-A
>>
> 
> seems like that is right, as you want something to reflect and scatter 
> or adsorb,
> 
> sending fine coal dust very high up into the stratosphere would shade 
> the earth, and take years to come down. Cooling us all down a lot.
> and Coal Dust is Cheep.

You still have to dig it up, finely grind it, and get it to the stratosphere.

Simpler to give a fuel rebate to airlines if they run the engines slightly
smoky.

 

-- 
Jim Pennino

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Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 16:19 -0500
  Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 14:26 -0700
  Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? R Kym Horsell <kym@kymhorsell.com> - 2015-10-27 21:21 +0000
  Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-27 22:00 +0000
  Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-10-27 18:14 -0500
    Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-10-27 18:15 -0500
    Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-10-27 17:21 -0700
      Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-10-28 17:50 -0500
        Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-28 23:08 +0000
          Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-10-28 19:15 -0500
          Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 09:46 -0700
            Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-29 17:15 +0000
  Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 23:27 -0400
  Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 23:16 -0700
  Re: Could Diamond Dust Sprayed into the Sky Cool Earth? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-10-28 07:15 -0500

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