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Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

Katerina has a bat — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:51:08 -0000

I am easily destracted by shiny things :D

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:46:05 -0000

Very interesting

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:58:40 -0000

interesting

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

Coolperson — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:50:32 -0000

These ideas are crazy, but probably work! I love how people are thinking outside of the box on this kind of stuff! Especially something as simple as painting your roof white.

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

Josh — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:18:16 -0000

It wouldn't necessarily have to be paint. Everyone puts shingles for the most part on their houses, most commercial buildings use some sort of water repellent on top of their roofs anyways. So why not just make the shingles white (white sand on the tar??) and perhaps make the water repellent white, which many commercial/industrial roofs are already reflective (some white) anyways.

I honestly don't see the value in painting our roofs, but what if we just start to phase out the sun absorbing surfaces?? It really couldn't hurt.

And let's not forget, it does not take a very large temperature shift to destroy ecosystems.

1 degree can have a HUGE impact in the long run.

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

Dave — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:09:09 -0000

Just something to Add to this If the Ice caps melt the Sea water will not rise at all do a test at home put an Ice cube in a glass of water mark the line put it in the dark so that you can't blame evaporation then have a look when its melted because when water turns to Ice it expands then gets smaller when it melts.

Also has anyone actually seen any hard evidence that we are making the world warmer by driving cars ect I havn't because if you ask me I think we are just recovering from an Ice Age and in a few thousand years time it will start getting colder again.

Just something to think about!!!

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

KuhlAid Mann — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:19:00 -0000

hmmm, If we HAD to pick from THAT list... I think the orbital mirrors are the best bet, everything beside the paint and arctic sheet have little chance to be reversed, and we already seen whats wrong with the paint idea, and the arctic sheet is too costly... the mirrors are the only thing on that list that can be reversed and is 'reasonably' priced...
then again hitting Yellowstone supper-volcano with a nuke has a certain appeal as well.

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

monty — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:49:18 -0000

Without the help of Betty I would have chosen the most stupid idea of all to reduce Global Warming. Now I'm not sure what option to pick for my school assignment, but thatnks anyway Betty!!

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

steph — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:47:34 -0000

i totally agree with betty
=D

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

ecoble — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:23:45 -0000

The atmospheric content of carbon dioxide has increased by 35% since the onset of the industrial revolution. You don't suppose there is any chance that radical of a shift in our air could possibly be altering the environment, do you?

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

Figurative — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:20:27 -0000

In the 70s, for those of us old to remember, the fear was Global Cooling. One plan discussed involved spraying the arctic and antarctic with black soot or some such material.

Of course, unlike today's scientists, scientists in the 70s didn't know what they were talking about. Heh.

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

Betty — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:34:48 -0000

We can get the Earth back to its temperature 100 years ago! Wonderful!

Ok, everyone: go out and get all that white paint (filled with toxins), paint your roof and fill the air with fumes. Then, dump the rest of the paint in your backyard, which will eventually find its way to your local water supply. Don't forget about how much waste material will be created by the factories producing all that paint. And what are we going to do with all those used paint buckets?

Here's the kicker... you're doing ALL THAT in order to get back to where we were temperature-wise 100 years ago. Which is ONE DEGREE COOLER.

*smacks forehead* people are stupid.

Re: 5 Strange Stop-Gap “Solutions” to Climate Problems

Wayne — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:37:47 -0000

Thats it! I'm going home to paint my roof white tonight!!

Great article, bit worried about the shiny trees tho.