Dave L Wrote:
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> I suggested that here ages ago. Some sort of
> solar shielding would help, but the size of these
> things would have to be enormous. Its a last
> resort.



Apparently not as much as we thought.



>
> And as the CO2 continued to rise underneath, more
> and more shading would be required.


Actually, the increase in CO2 is helping the recovery of the deforested rain forests. They're growing back much faster than planned, and the result is more plants and more oxygen.




>
> The guy is right tho, we have the technology to
> combat this already, its called renewable energy
> systems.


That's one way.




>
> With renewables you can use as much energy as you
> need, and the atmosphere stays clean.


Nothing exists in a vacuum.



>
> Finally, we know the oil is going to run out if
> we keep using it - 20-40 years max,



Check that figure out. I'll bet you find it isn't as short a timeframe as you imagine.


> so renewables
> will be needed eventually. Nuclear is simply a
> messy, nasty for all eternity, process that we
> don't want.


Yes, just look at all the people who have died in America and Europe since we started building nuclear power plants.

Zero.


But, the current nuclear plants in America produce 20% of the energy ... and save us the equivalent polution of every single car, truck and SUV in the country.

And we haven't built a new one in 30 years. How stupid is that?



> Wind turbines are the answer -
> offshore, and the bigger the better. Germany has
> 5 prototypes of the new e-112 4.5 MW turbines
> complete - each one provides enough energy for
> 4,200 households.




Ah yes, the "impact free" energy source.

Tell me, DaveL... what do you think will be the result of putting huge "windblocks" in the path of the prevailing winds? How will it affect the climate around the world? Energy can't come from nowhere; we must be disrupting some natural process if we are going to tap it.

You can claim it will have a negligible effect... but that's the exact same argument that has led to the (supposed) claims of Global Warming.

Anthony

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think.