Scientists to debate "geoengineering"

Photo: Emiliano. Flickr/CC

Photo: Emiliano. Flickr/CC

They’re at it again: Scientists, mad and otherwise, are discussing aerial spraying this afternoon:

Will such approaches actually work? Who will control the thermostat for the Earth? What other environmental consequences might arise and where would the effects be the greatest? We propose to hold a symposium that examines these and other issues, linking closely to the overall theme of the 2009 Annual Meeting: Ecological Knowledge and a Global Sustainable Society.

via Session: SYMP 21 – The Environmental Effects of Geoengineering.

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