24.8.10

Optimism vs Pessimism: Geoengineering

I'm sure this is being done in a lot more articles out there, but these two TITLES ALONE were so contrasting -- not to mention the articles -- that I just had to post something.

The Optimist's view (which, coincidentally, everyone can access!):

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/08/can-geoengineering-halt-sea-leve.html

They assert the dangers and the challenges but for the most part think it can happen.

The Pessimist's view (not accessable by everyone, oh Nature News):

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100823/full/news.2010.426.html

They are seriously like "dude it won't happen, give it up".

Usually the two sites reproduce almost the same news, or maybe one may present news that the other does not, but I never saw the two contrast so much on the same issue before!

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