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Mainstream science accepts that trails from jet aircraft are lingering for hours, but claims it is a natural phenomenon
Scientists now admit that emissions from aircraft are forming artificial clouds that block out the sun, precisely what geoengineering advocates like top eugenicist and White House science advisor John P. Holdren have called for, but the article tries to insinuate that the effect is caused by natural “vapours,” when in reality it can be attributed to chemtrails that contain substances harmful to humans.
In 2008, a KSLA news investigation found that a substance that fell to earth from a high altitude chemtrail contained high levels of Barium (6.8 ppm) and Lead (8.2 ppm) as well as trace amounts of other chemicals including arsenic, chromium, cadmium, selenium and silver. Of these, all but one are metals, some are toxic while several are rarely or never found in nature.
The newscast focuses on Barium, which its research shows is a “hallmark of chemtrails.” KSLA found Barium levels in its samples at 6.8 ppm or “more than six times the toxic level set by the EPA.” The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality confirmed that the high levels of Barium were “very unusual,” but commented that “proving the source was a whole other matter” in its discussion with KSLA.
KSLA also asked Mark Ryan, Director of the Poison Control Center, about the effects of Barium on the human body. Ryan commented that “short term exposure can lead to anything from stomach to chest pains and that long term exposure causes blood pressure problems.” The Poison Control Center further reported that long-term exposure, as with any harmful substance, would contribute to weakening the immune system, which many speculate is the purpose of such man-made chemical trails.
Indeed, barium oxide has cropped up repeatedly as a contaminant from suspected geoengineering experimentation.
KSLA also put aerosolized-chemical testing in its historical context, citing a voluminous number of unclassified tests exposed in 1977 Senate hearings. The tests included experimenting with biochemical compounds on the public. KSLA reports that “239 populated areas were contaminated with biological agents between 1949 and 1969.”
One of the accepted truisms of scientific study is the fact that if scientists are proposing an idea, then those scientists with access to the bottomless pit of black-budget secret government funding are already doing it.
It is highly likely that chemtrails are merely one manifestation of “geo-engineering” that is taking place without proper debate, notification or any form of legality, and with a callous disregard for the potential dangers to both our health and our environment.!
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Whoa, cool. Fake plastic trees that are actually good for the environment. And speaking of that, why don't we have wind turbines along all of our freeways?
"A report published last Thursday from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) suggested that a forest of 100,000 artificial “trees” could be “planted” near depleted oil and gas reserves to trap carbon in a filter and bury it underground. The carbon suckers look more like fly swatters than actual arbors, but researchers say that once fully developed, the “trees” could remove thousands of times more carbon than a real tree."Whoa, cool. Fake plastic trees that are actually good for the environment. And... more
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I applaud brilliant minds and their wildly ambitious eco-brainstorming efforts because we might just figure out how to dig a whole out of our environmental mess after all...but the notion of using bacteria to save the world? Well, that's a new one, even to me!!I applaud brilliant minds and their wildly ambitious eco-brainstorming efforts because... more
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A plan to build a 6,000km-long wall across the Sahara Desert to stop the spread of the desert has been outlined.
The barrier - formed by solidifying sand dunes - would stretch from Mauritania in the west of Africa to Djibouti in the east.
The plan was put forward by architect Magnus Larsson at the TED Global conference in Oxford.
In 2007, the UN issued a report that said that one third of the Earth's population - about two billion people - are potential victims of desertification.
It is concerned that the slow creep of the sands will displace people and put new strains on natural resources and societies.
Problem areas include the former Soviet republics in central Asia, China and sub-Saharan Africa.
"It affects about 140 countries," Mr Larsson told BBC News.
The architect's proposed wall across the desert would be a complement to, rather than a replacement, of the Great Green Belt proposal.
http://current.com/items/90038823_building-green-in-sahara.htm
"It would provide physical support for the trees," he said.
Crucially, he said, it would leave a barrier even if the trees were removed.
"People are so poor in these countries and these regions that they chop them down for firewood."
The wall would effectively be made by "freezing" the shifting sand dunes, turning them into sandstone.
"The idea is to stop the desert using the desert itself," he said.
The sand grains would be bound together using a bacterium called Bacillus pasteurii commonly found in wetlands.
"It is a microorganism which chemically produces calcite - a kind of natural cement."
Mr Larsson got the idea for using the bacteria from a team at the University of California Davis, which had been investigating its use for solidifying the ground in earthquake prone areas.
Mr Larsson envisages injecting the dunes with the bacteria on a massive scale or using a barrage of giant bacteria-filled balloons.
"We allow the dune to wash over this structure then we would pop the balloon," he told BBC News.
The scheme would also have advantages for nearby populations, he said. For example, it could be excavated he said to provide shade, shelter or as a structure to collect water.
However, Mr Larsson admitted that the scheme faced numerous practical problems.
"There are many details left to explore in this story: political, practical, ethical, financial. My design is fraught with many challenges," he said.
"However, it's a beginning, it's a vision; if nothing else I would like this scheme to initiate a discussion," he added.A plan to build a 6,000km-long wall across the Sahara Desert to stop the spread of the... more
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While most of the world fixates on how to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases we emit into the atmosphere, scientists and engineers around the world are busy working on various “geo-engineering” technologies—many of which are highly theoretical—to mitigate global warming and its effects. Many scientists oppose using new technology to fix problems created by old technology, but others view it as a quick and relatively inexpensive way to solve humankind’s most vexing environmental problem.
One of the theories proposed for reducing global warming involves deflecting heat away from the Earth’s surface with solar shields or satellites with movable reflectors. Computer models suggest that blocking eight percent of the sun’s Earth-bound radiation would effectively counteract the warming effect of our CO2 pollution. The idea was inspired by the cooling effects of large volcanic eruptions—such as Mt. Pinatubo in 1991—that blast sulphate particles into the stratosphere. These particles reflect part of the sun’s radiation back into space, reducing the amount of heat that reaches the atmosphere.
Another technological fix involves “sequestration,” the storage of CO2 either deep underground or deep in the ocean. Some of the nation’s largest utilities, which are also “washing” coal to filter out impurities, are working on ways to capture the CO2 they emit and store it miles below the Earth’s surface. Costs of such technologies have been prohibitive, but new regulations could force the issue in the near term.
Another leading theory, “ocean fertilization,” entails scattering iron powder throughout the world’s seas, providing nutrients to boost the amount of phytoplankton that thrive in the water’s upper layers. Through photosynthesis, these plants absorb CO2, which in theory stays with them when they die and fall to the ocean floor. Initial experiments have not lived up to the hype, however, but more research is underway.
Yet another take on altering the seas for the sake of the climate, “engineered weathering,” entails replacing some of the oceans’ carbonic acid with hydrochloric acid. This, the theory goes, accelerates the underwater storage of CO2 otherwise destined for the atmosphere. According to Harvard Earth and Planetary Science Ph.D. Kurt Zenz House, engineered weathering “dramatically accelerates a cleaning process that nature herself uses for greenhouse gas accumulation.”
While the cost of many of these so-called “geo-engineering” fixes would not necessarily be prohibitive in light of the cost of transforming our global energy economy, the risks of unintended consequences weigh heavily on even the researchers proposing them. “Personally, as a citizen not a scientist, I don’t like geo-engineering because of the high environmental risk,” Ken Caldeira, a researcher at California’s Carnegie Institution of Washington, told New Scientist. “It’s toying with poorly understood complex systems.” But he also wonders: “Is it better to let the Greenland ice sheet collapse and let the polar bears drown their way to extinction, or to spray some sulphur particles in the stratosphere?”While most of the world fixates on how to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2)... more
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In much the same way that more ice/snow reflects UV rays instead of absorbing the heat the way the oceans do (think: feedback loop that results from melting polar ice caps), cities are now giving white roofs a second look as a way to cool cities and fight climate change. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Climate Change Research Conference, held this week, advised that if buildings and road surfaces in 100 of the largest cities in the US were covered with lighter and heat-reflective surfaces the savings could be massive. Roofs account for 25% and pavement account for 35% of surface area in cities.
California has required white roofs on commercial buildings since 2005, but starting next year, all "new and retrofitted residential and commercial buildings [in California], with both flat and sloped roofs, will have to install heat-reflecting roofing." Painting flat roofs white is fairly easy but sloped roofs are more difficult which is why they will be allowed to just install "lighter" roof surfaces. Lighter or metal roofs also help to lower electricity costs by reducing cooling needs. Authors of the study, published in the journal Climatic Change, also report that cooling a city will also reduce smog and offset carbon emissions. Lighter roofs themselves do not directly emit fewer emissions, but they do directly affect other things which emit carbon like the energy needed to cool your home under that dark roof.
The technique is known as geo-engineering, meaning "the artificial manipulation of the environments of the Earth, especially as a means of counteracting global warming." Estimates for net annual energy savings in the US from increasing lighter roof surfaces could top $1 Billion USD.
These lighter roofs can be made from vinyl materials, acrylic paints, or even green roofs planted on the roof. This will mean more green jobs, though the exposure to these chemicals is not great. Residents can also choose to independently add white or metal roofs outside of city regulations in order to lower electric bills, particularly in desert conditions or climates that get high temperatures and lots of sun.In much the same way that more ice/snow reflects UV rays instead of absorbing the heat... more
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Scientists have come up with extreme -- some might say crazy -- schemes to counteract global warming. This year saw the most radical geo-engineering ideas yet: man-made volcanoes, orbiting mirror fleets and ocean re-engineering to cool the planet and absorb carbon dioxide.
Some say the extreme temperatures predicted for the near future call for extreme measures. Others say the solutions could be worse than the problem. Check out this top 10 list of the most unorthodox ways to save our planet.Scientists have come up with extreme -- some might say crazy -- schemes to counteract... more
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