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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago

Geoengineers think they can slow climate change. The catch? No more blue skies.

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Geoengineers think they can slow climate change. The catch? No more blue skies.

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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago
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  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆@yiffit.net
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    Can it be green?

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      Not easily; probably end up gray/white if we do this.

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        We just need to find a way to grow a film of algae in the sky around the planet. Food source. Absorbs some of the heat which is the big problem most know about climate change. And it’s a fun colour. Win win win

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          And after that, space whales.

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        That definitely doesn’t sound ominous. “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”

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