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The Associated Press: AP Newsbreak: Obama looks at climate engineering
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2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) The president's new science adviser said Wednesday that global warming is so dire, the Obama administration is discussing radical technologies to cool Earth's air. John Holdren told The Associated Press in his first interview since being confirmed last month that the ...
Hot Air Headlines » Obama looking into climate engineering. What could go wrong?
hotair.com - 4/8/2009
Hot Air Headlines » Obama looking into climate engineering. What could go wrong?
— hotair.com — John Holdren told The Associated Press in his first interview since being confirmed last month that the... idea of geoengineering the climate is being discussed. One such extreme option includes shooting pollution particles into the upper atmosphere to ... (more) Hot Air Headlines » Obama looking into climate ...

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The Obama Administration Considers Geo-Engineering to Cool the Planet
Hit & Run — ... The Associated Press is reporting that President Barack Obama's science advisor John Holdren has brought up the idea of using geo-engineering as an emergency measure for cooling the planet should man-made global warming get out of hand. The AP says: ...

Obama looks at climate engineering
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Holdren said such an experimental measure would only be used as a last resort.Holdren outlined several "tipping points" involving global warming that could be fast approaching. Once such milestones are reached, such as complete loss of summer sea ice in the Arctic, it increases chances of "really intolerable consequences," he said. Twice in a half-hour interview, Holdren compared global warming to being "in a car with bad brakes driving toward a cliff in the fog." Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hm1kM... :scared: The problem, the possible ...

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