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Posted Sun Aug 30 2009: from London Times:
Man-made volcanoes may cool Earth http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1251649954
THE Royal Society is backing research into simulated volcanic eruptions, spraying millions of tons of dust into the air, in an attempt to stave off climate change. The society will this week call for a global programme of studies into geo-engineering -- the manipulation of the Earth's climate to counteract global warming -- as the world struggles to cut greenhouse gas emissions. It will suggest in a report that pouring sulphur-based particles into the upper atmosphere could be one of the few options available to humanity to keep the world cool.
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'Doc Michael says:
Say YES to volcaNOes!
Truth is, you can cool the temperature of the earth, but if you don't stop CO2 you can't stop the acidification of the ocean.

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