The CO2 Flux Clan should take a look at this information on the work of a Nobel Loreat before insisting on sending the world economy on a Mogadon Holiday. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=172559

It seems that the CO2 induced warming from reduced albedo can be fixed by a Sulphur induced cooling from increased albedo. So much for this so-called consensus on global warming.

Perseus

Why do you purport that there is concensus on global warming. If there was, we wouldn't be having this debate.

Releasing sulphur into the atmosphere to cool the planet is old hat. It's been well established decades ago that to install scrubbers to mitigate sulphur increases the amounts of greenhouse gases.

However, sulphate forms sulphuric acid and NOx form nitric acid. This acidification destroys much of the ecosystem. Acid rain has posed serious problems for Nth America, Europe, China and to a lesser extent Brazil, Sth Africa, Venezuela and Australia.

In the past, acid rain has been blamed on sulphur dioxide, however, the input of the nitrogen oxides released during nuclear atmospheric testing and from nuclear reprocessing plants has never been officially estimated.

One very larger polluter is the military - particularly the US. Very little is mentioned on the damage done to the ionosphere through space programmes particularly the plutonium driven rockets. You may recall the aborted US's rocket, SNAP-9A space accident where 17,000 curies of plutonium was dispersed over a large area of the globe. The plutonium is still detectable in soil and the bones of humans and animals.

The military and its subsequent pollution of planet earth through the use of chemical, biological, nuclear and missile use is permitted to continue along with the inherent "cover-ups". Experimentation on electromagnetic waves for weather modification to disadvantage potential enemies, requires serious investigation, otherwise our efforts to halt global warming and its environmental impacts will be seriously compromised.

Science fiction? Not at all. There is much documented evidence on how scientists who don't know any better, continue to tamper with the environment under the guise of "Research for Humanitarian Benefit". Whilst some experiments have had beneficial effects, these have been seriously negated by the damage perpetrated on Mother Earth by countries with a zest for recognition, power and profits.

So while sulphur coating may prove to have some short-term merit, I suggest you and your Nobel laureate, proceed with caution!

Time to change your bong water, Dickie.

Perseus in his quest to suppress dissent, where it does not suit his agenda or his stunted intellect advises: "Time to change your bong water, Dickie."

His inane response and his failure to address scientifically documented facts begs the question:

Perseus, if at first you don't succeed, why go on and make a fool of yourself?

I love it. Environmentalism is mainstream :D We knew we were right and it was only a matter of time before the idiots who opposed and mocked it were forced to adapt to rationalism and take responsibility for their actions with respect to the environment xD And now they are crying at equally stubborn developing nations...isn't there a word for that?