If it ain't broke, fix it until it is!

I hadn't really considered how dangerous global warming could be.

First off there is this excellent article that clearly explains the facts about what has been observed about global warming and its causes. It contains quotes from many actual scientists refuting global warming statements typically regarded as fact by the media. It's long, but I'd encourage you to read it.

Now, the "other side" believes that we are all doomed if we don't significantly reduce our CO2 production and therefore minor trivial things like scientific fact don't really matter. What's important is to convince folks that we are dooming ourselves using whatever methods will work to persuade large numbers of people. This is working to some extent, at least until the Earth starts cooling. I'd like to see what the folks who come up with carbon credits, taxes, and other nonsense say then.

For the most part I've accepted this kind of "religious" battle as a fairly standard part of the world in which we live. Environmentalists are happy to bestow economic hardship on most anyone and ignore cherished traditions to accomplish their goals, but I've never heard of one actually wanting to mess with the stratosphere. Generally, environmental wackos at least have the sense to realize that the ecosystems of the world are complicated and tinkering with them for no good reason is a poor idea. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that a "scientist" with the Carnegie Institution’s department of global ecology would suggest the following and that this would actually be printed. Here are a few items from his NYTimes op-ed article.
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What can be done? One idea is to counteract warming by tossing small particles into the stratosphere (above where jets fly). This strategy may sound far-fetched, but it has the potential to cool the earth within months.
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Which is the more environmentally sensitive thing to do: let the Greenland ice sheet collapse and polar bears become extinct, or throw a little sulfate in the stratosphere? The second option is at least worth looking into.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/opinion/24caldiera.html?em&ex=1193371200&en=d7432eefaebd3162&ei=5087%0A

I encourage you to share this information with others. If enough people think something that's working fine is a problem, eventually they will make it a problem.