Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/james_fleming Recent documents in James R. Fleming en-us Sun, 31 May 2009 06:54:37 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/james_fleming/3 http://works.bepress.com/james_fleming/3 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:00:48 PDT The problem of global warming is getting massive public attention. This comes forty years after the first major government report outlining the problem. But there is considerable disagreement over what steps should be taken to mitigate the problem and some scientist fear that politicians are not displaying sufficient urgency. James Fleming describes the technological quick fixes proposed by some scientists and the problems they might create. James R. Fleming 1. Weather and Climate Control http://works.bepress.com/james_fleming/2 http://works.bepress.com/james_fleming/2 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:23:16 PDT James R. Fleming 2. Climate Change http://works.bepress.com/james_fleming/1 http://works.bepress.com/james_fleming/1 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:12:52 PDT As alarm over global warming spreads, a radical idea is gaining momentum. Forget cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions, some scientists argue. Find a technological fix. Bounce sunlight back into space by pumping reflective nanoparticles into the atmosphere. Launch mirrors into orbit around the earth. Create a "planetary thermostat." But what sounds like science fiction is actually an old story. For more than a century, scientists, soldiers, and charlatans have hatched schemes to manipulate the weather and climate. Like them, today's aspiring climate engineers wildly exaggerate what is possible, and they scarcely consider political, military, and ethical implications of attempting to manage the world's climate--with potential consequences far greater than any their predecessors were ever likely to face. James R. Fleming 1. Weather and Climate Control