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From: barry levine <levinebar@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Subject: re: The Earth Is Warming? Adjust the Thermostat
To: letters@nytimes.com
To the Editor:
From: barry levine <levinebar@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Subject: re: The Earth Is Warming? Adjust the Thermostat
To: letters@nytimes.com
To the Editor:
If we define the problem as atmospheric warming, then reducing the planet's albedo or reducing greenhouse gases may be equivalent strategies. Alas, 200yrs of CO2 dumped into our atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution is causing both atmospheric warming and acidification of our oceans. Reducing our albedo may serve only to make a dead planet more comfortable if we don't address the acidification problem as well. Sequestering gigatons of carbon (e.g. as biochar) promises to address both problems.
Barry Levine
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