Rewulf Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7350713/Bill-Gates-wants-spray-millions-tonnes-dust-stratosphere-stop-global-warming.html The fact that authorisation for this experiment has been granted months ago, and long term plans for its roll out rubber stamped is, in my opinion, quite alarming. The potential for disaster , climate wise and the risk to human health ? How exactly do you get 'tonnes' of limestone dust up into the upper atmosphere ? Are we creating some kind of mini nuclear winter, that once initiated , we have no means of stopping ? And all this from a man who has regularly cited population control, as the answer to all the worlds problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Frank Keutches theory I believe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Rewulf said: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7350713/Bill-Gates-wants-spray-millions-tonnes-dust-stratosphere-stop-global-warming.html The fact that authorisation for this experiment has been granted months ago, and long term plans for its roll out rubber stamped is, in my opinion, quite alarming. The potential for disaster , climate wise and the risk to human health ? How exactly do you get 'tonnes' of limestone dust up into the upper atmosphere ? Are we creating some kind of mini nuclear winter, that once initiated , we have no means of stopping ? And all this from a man who has regularly cited population control, as the answer to all the worlds problems. Also the man that wants to eradicate malaria, the biggest single control on human population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted August 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Frank Keutches theory I believe! Like I say, the plans for this are well advanced. https://www.ce-conference.org/person/frank-keutsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 After 9-11 scientists found that the amount of evaporation (there are countless sites all over the world) greatly increased for the following week. This was put down to a reduction of a phenomenon that they called "Global Dimming" which they have hypothesized as being caused by airplanes. This was reported in Horizon http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/dimming_trans.shtml It is already happening so perhaps we should look at increasing air travel!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 4 hours ago, discobob said: It is already happening so perhaps we should look at increasing air travel!!! But, but, but... what would Greta say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, poontang said: But, but, but... what would Greta say? Don't worry what little Grettel would say shes busy saving the world in a boat for a fortnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Can anyone remember school science lessons and how chalk is made and what is locked up in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Benthejockey said: Don't worry what little Grettel would say shes busy saving the world in a boat for a fortnight. Apparently all it's power is derived from wind and solar. It would be a massive shame if the next two weeks brought calm, yet dull weather to the North Atlantic. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 49 minutes ago, poontang said: Apparently all it's power is derived from wind and solar. It would be a massive shame if the next two weeks brought calm, yet dull weather to the North Atlantic. 😉 Obviously if a massive storm raged and sunk the wind powered boat she would stay in the life raft after throwing the batteries away and refuse the help of the helicopter and rescue services as there not eco 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 53 minutes ago, bluesj said: Can anyone remember school science lessons and how chalk is made and what is locked up in it? Plankton, calcium carbonate, alkaline sedimentary rock ....I hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, islandgun said: Plankton, calcium carbonate, alkaline sedimentary rock ....I hope And doesn't calcium carbonate have a lot of co2 locked up in it that can be released as it breaks down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumfelter Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 2 hours ago, bluesj said: Can anyone remember school science lessons and how chalk is made and what is locked up in it? It's made in a factory and contains chalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmaxphil Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 There's a thought, we use acid to de scale the limestone in the kettle, what effect does acid rain have on limestone rocks releasing co2 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted August 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Formation of limestone does indeed lock up co2, but the thought of using fossils fuels to haul up thousands of tonnes of the stuff to block out the sun? I mean, what could possibly go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 I think if you add water to limestone it makes a good impression of cement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 12 hours ago, islandgun said: I think if you add water to limestone it makes a good impression of cement And gets bloody hot in the process too, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted August 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 12 hours ago, islandgun said: I think if you add water to limestone it makes a good impression of cement 4 minutes ago, Penelope said: And gets bloody hot in the process too, IIRC. The limestone {calcium carbonate) needs converting to { lime, or quicklime) calcium oxide, first, via heat, then with water to make a concrete mix. Whichever way you look at it, constantly seeding the atmosphere with powdered chemicals, to block out the sun's heat, to counter a dubious ideology, is like one of those science fiction films where we wreck our ecology, on the pretext of saving our ecology, complete with mad billionaire quasi scientist with nefarious aims. In a other words, a very bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Quite honestly I wish Bill Gates would stop crusading and turn his attention to creating a decent PC operating system... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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