tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post1909349687793458945..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Wrap Your Mind Around This - Ten Trillion Gallons of WaterThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-55330555958472788082017-02-20T13:02:50.956-08:002017-02-20T13:02:50.956-08:00"It is feared that areas that have been previ..."It is feared that areas that have been previously hit by forest fires could be more susceptible to mud slides as there is less vegetation to break the flow of running water."<br />No doubt. Also "national parks" that have been clearcut.Purple library guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930984683714519212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-79581876324191024272017-02-20T09:55:51.254-08:002017-02-20T09:55:51.254-08:00I've read about it, Hugh, but I'm not sold...I've read about it, Hugh, but I'm not sold.<br /><br />The first problem is the massive cost. Who will put up that money? If there really was the sort of consensus of affluent nations that would require, what other options might there be for that funding? Are there other initiatives that might be more effective at mitigating climate change?<br /><br />These ideas always seem to play into the hands of fossil fuelers eager to defend their $27-trillion in proven fossil reserves. They'll happily go "problem solved" as soon as this is approved which means ever more fossil energy, ever more greenhouse gas emissions. Why, given the cost of this project and the vastly greater value of their booked assets, aren't they funding this as a cost of doing business?<br /><br />This sounds as good as every miracle cure for cancer that we hear of two or three times a year like clockwork.<br /><br />I'm not opposed to exploring this idea but only when it's done in conjunction with an abrupt transition from fossil energy and action on the long ignored need for adaptation measures. Anything less is surely irrational.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-77948997722177822017-02-20T08:53:58.117-08:002017-02-20T08:53:58.117-08:00What do you think of this plan to re-freeze the ar...What do you think of this plan to re-freeze the arctic?<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/12/plan-to-refreeze-arctic-before-ice-goes-for-good-climate-changeHughnoreply@blogger.com