Got this today from Jim Thomas, ETC group (no link yet for it): ETC Group News release 10 May 2010 As huge cloud-whitening experiment goes public, global coalition urges an immediate halt to geoengineering. First UN talks on issue in thirty years begin today http://www.handsoffmotherearth.org Amidst...
Typically lovely and relevant lyrics in the New Porno’s (amazing) new album, from the (killer) song Your hands: past the center Of the earth go straight play the scientist and vandal Sweating either way
Mason Inman reviews Hack the Planet at Nature Reports: Climate Change. “[Kintisch's] fast-paced tours through the science of geoengineering will help inform growing debates about whether governments should fund large research projects into climatic cooling and...
Bethanne Patrick talks with Eli about his book. My first (sort of) televised interview…
Earth Day talk at Forestry School, details after jump…
Today in the Op-Ed section: You’re likely to hear a chorus of dire warnings as we approach Earth Day, but there’s a serious shortage few pundits are talking about: air pollution. That’s right; the world is running short on air pollution, and if we continue...
Folks: Would love to see any of you at this event next week. I’ll be giving a 10-minute overview of geoengineering and then leading a panel on what elements ought to make up a scientific research program. —- From: American Association for the Advancement of Science...
I’m featured on a comprehensive, fun Point of Inquiry podcast on the book hosted by Chris Mooney here. We covered, among other things: why this issue has arisen right now how conservatives view geoengineering how the far left is thinking about the issue why popular...
I’m quoted in a short piece as part of Science Forum’s recent story, Cooling the Planet with Geoengineering, with guest economist Scott Barrett of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, who discusses the science and politics of geoengineering.
I’ll be part of a three-person panel on geoengineering on Diane Rehm’s NPR show on Tuesday. It’s my biggest appearance to-date about the book. Environmental Outlook: Geoengineering Artificial trees to capture carbon, billions of tiny mirrors to reflect...
My story in Science today on last week’s geoengineering meeting at Asilomar in California (subscription required, but if you contact me at eligeoeng@gmail.com I can send you a PDF. ) The gist: Most conferees believe the possibility of climate tipping points has placed...
Chris Mooney of Point of Inquiry will be interviewing me on his popular podcast next week, and this thread is an opportunity for the public to submit questions before the show, including 2. Does he think terraforming of Mars or Venus is practical—does he think this is...
Boingboing has picked up our Flash-based emergency safety card application, which explains the basics of geoengineering in the style of an airplane safety card (Thanks Maggie at Boingboing!). (I designed the card with an amazing artist friend of mine, Benjamin Marra,...
I met a personal hero of mine in California at the Asilomar geoengineering conference — environmentalist, creative thinker and writer extraordinaire Stewart Brand. He saw a paper version of the awesome Earth Safety Card and bought one on the spot from this website!
The 175 scientists attending the international Asilomar conference on climate intervention technologies have crafted a declaration addressing questions of research methods, governance, and ethics. The following is excerpted from the press release. You can read the full...
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