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Can we paint the existing snow /ice in the Arctic with this? Like crop dust with UAV planes? Other than “think of the wildlife/habitat”, why not?
by halfjoking 3y ago
Can we paint the existing snow /ice in the Arctic with this?
Like crop dust with UAV planes? Other than “think of the wildlife/habitat”, why not?
- lucubratory 3y agoBecause the cost would be high, and there would be no quick way to undo it if it turned out to be a bad idea. And because in the real world you're not allowed to just say "other than all the environmental damage, why not?".
- halfjoking 3y agoHuge corporations say “Other than all the environmental damage, why not?” all the time. They weigh the likelihood of being caught or not, and do a cost/benefit analysis. They choose environmental damage just for a 1% increase in profit margins. If they can do it, why can’t a properly funded radical geoengineering activist group do it?
- lucubratory 3y agoBecause they rule society and activist groups don't? Not sure what you're getting at. Obviously the rules in society aren't applicable to the ruling class, that doesn't change the fact that an activist group would be stopped by intelligence services before doing anything like this. Pointing out hypocrisy unfortunately has no power to stop it.