Today, the term geoengineering is often defined as "intentional, large-scale manipulation of the climate to reduce the risk of global warming.". From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
So maybe geoengineering is our only option if we hope to survive but it may be our undoing. From Wordnik.com. [we are running out of time | My[confined]Space] Reference
There have been a dozen attempts in geoengineering, from influencing cloud formation, over creating storms to rain-dropping. From Wordnik.com. [Climate Engineering, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
It does not mean that geoengineering is not the appropriate response, or one of the approrpiate responses, to climate change. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Endgame] Reference
The more I have thought about these issues, the more I have become convinced that carbon capture is going to end up being the centerpiece of long-term geoengineering solutions. From Wordnik.com. [Freakonomics] Reference
All have been mooted as potential methods of "geoengineering" -- "deliberate large-scale manipulation of the planetary environment," as the U. K.'s Royal Society puts it. From Wordnik.com. [Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed] Reference
Typically what people call geoengineering is divided into two major classes. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
Scientists have what are called geoengineering solutions, so different ways. From Wordnik.com. [Center for American Progress Action Fund] Reference
It's called geoengineering and these high-risk, planet-altering schemes are already underway. From Wordnik.com. [Earthbeat Radio] Reference
Many methods of cooling the planet, collectively known as geoengineering, have been proposed. From Wordnik.com. [Information Liberation] Reference
And the answer is a topic called geoengineering, which says, can we directly try to intervene?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2009] Reference
They include physical intervention, called geoengineering, and political and economic policies. From Wordnik.com. [Canada Free Press] Reference
One approach that has recently gained popularity is what scientists call geoengineering -- the idea. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Schwarzenegger urges valley CEOs to defend global warming act] Reference
It’s likely that some investors will be tempted by offers of early stakes in geoengineering enterprises. From Wordnik.com. [A 401(k) for a Warming World] Reference
They fall under the title of geoengineering, which is a fancy word which basically means altering the earth somehow. From Wordnik.com. [Deep Time] Reference
And it notes explicitly that part of that effort should be directed to exploring so-called geoengineering technologies. From Wordnik.com. Reference
To put it another way, there is nothing built into the idea of geoengineering that demands it be used as a tool of dominance. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
The Associated Press in his first interview since being confirmed last month that the idea of geoengineering the climate is being discussed. From Wordnik.com. [Watts Up With That?] Reference
John Holdren told The Associated Press in his first interview since being confirmed last month that the idea of geoengineering the climate is being discussed. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News] Reference
John Holdren tells The Associated Press in his first interview since being confirmed last month that the idea of geoengineering the climate is being discussed. From Wordnik.com. [KELOLAND.COM: News, Weather and Sports] Reference
Cooling the Globe Many climate specialists see so-called geoengineering techniques as a way to bring down global temperatures if other attempts to combat global warming fail. From Wordnik.com. [Can a Million Tons of Sulfur Dioxide Combat Climate Change?] Reference
The Political Impact Any kind of geoengineering would also face other issues. From Wordnik.com. [It’s Time to Cool the Planet] Reference
Now, maybe it’s because I’m looking out for them, but I’ve started to see a flurry of research interest in geoengineering. From Wordnik.com. [2009 July | Serendipity] Reference
Just go to wikipedia. org and check out "geoengineering". From Wordnik.com. [DaddyBlogger.com] Reference
This is a 'geoengineering' approach to dealing with global warming. From Wordnik.com. [Francis Sedgemore] Reference
Holdren raises possibility of "geoengineering" to protect climate as a last resort. From Wordnik.com. [Blog entry] Reference
It's one of the theories of "geoengineering" that Kintisch explores in his new book. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News]
Interest in so-called "geoengineering" is growing, and so is media attention to the idea. From Wordnik.com. [Discover Blogs] Reference
A family of technologies, known collectively as 'geoengineering', might provide an added tool for adaptation. From Wordnik.com. Reference
As far as "geoengineering" goes, yes we can cool the planet, but there are a multitude of reasons why it's a bad idea. From Wordnik.com. [MetaFilter] Reference
It belongs in the same waste bucket as "geoengineering", the attempt to alter the Earth's systems to combat supposed global warming. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The third option is better known as "geoengineering," and entails deliberate interventions designed to decrease rising temperatures. From Wordnik.com. [SEEDMAGAZINE.COM] Reference
It's time for policymakers to get serious about these and other "geoengineering" proposals to cool the Earth and remove excess carbon. From Wordnik.com. [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference
And that's sort of what -- what happens with geoengineering. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2010] Reference
This is an area where I think geoengineering has to be part of the debate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2009] Reference
ROBOCK: Another potential solution here that's getting a lot of tension, geoengineering. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2009] Reference
Who will determine if geoengineering is safe, and what if the rest of us don't like the consequences?. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air is Not Enough] Reference
ZAKARIA: But you think some part of the opposition to doing geoengineering is it doesn't force us to kind of make the painful adjustments?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2009] Reference
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