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Apparently there's going to be a conference where scientists try to come up with some good guidelines. This is probably a good thing. Full scale geoengineering, much like bioengineering could be considered an act of war in the right situations. If I use the technology to make Canada a better place to live, but turn Florida into a wasteland in the process, you can bet some people will have a serious problem with that. (ok, maybe Florida was a bad example, but still...) I think Caldeira is being a bit wrong by saying he won't be involved because it's not being held by “established professional societies and non-profits without a stake in the outcomes.” Have any stepped forward to organize one? Is so, why wasn't it attended? It not, why not? Many non-profits would have a large stake in the outcome as well. Greenpeace wouldn't host an entirely neutral conference, neither would the Cato Institute. Non-profit <> objective.
Apparently there's going to be a conference where scientists try to come up with some good guidelines. This is probably a good thing. Full scale geoengineering, much like bioengineering could be considered an act of war in the right situations. If I use the technology to make Canada a better place to live, but turn Florida into a wasteland in the process, you can bet some people will have a serious problem with that. (ok, maybe Florida was a bad example, but still...) I think Caldeira is being a bit wrong by saying he won't be involved because it's not being held by “established professional societies and non-profits without a stake in the outcomes.” Have any stepped forward to organize one? Is so, why wasn't it attended? It not, why not? Many non-profits would have a large stake in the outcome as well. Greenpeace wouldn't host an entirely neutral conference, neither would the Cato Institute. Non-profit <> objective.
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