Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Climate fix test grounded again

BBC: A pioneering UK project to test technology for a climate "tech fix" has been postponed for at least a year. The Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering (Spice) project would have pumped water droplets into the atmosphere from a tethered balloon. The kit could then have been used to disperse tiny dust particles to cool the Earth, as volcanic eruptions do. The Spice chiefs cite problems with regulations, intellectual property and public engagement. The balloon was originally...

URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18086852#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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