Time to go on the record

[FedUpWithIt All]

46. You seem very angry

Why? Did i insult you? Did i say people need to live low tech? Did i imply i myself am living low tech?

I believe what i DID say is that we need to work harder at transforming to an alternative energy culture. E.N.E.R.G.Y meaning T.E.C.H able. What i did say is that we need to transform our housing and food production methods as an adaption to the changes ALREADY HERE. Are these things somehow offensive to you?

As for your solutions, i humbly disagree that your solution would solve the problem, especially without unintended consequence. I don't think this is cause for anger. People are entitled to disagree.

I view the solution you're proposing as too limited. Shading an area is not going to prevent environmental heat unless you plan to block off the arctic from the rest of the environment. The whole concept behind the greenhouse affect is that heat is trapped on this planet. ALL OVER THE PLANET. This heat is causing feedback loops to occur all over the planet. The Amazon and conifer forests are changing into a gas emitter instead of sinks.

These feedback loops are accelerating the speed of change. Sure, you can possibly SLOW the melting in the arctic (which is actually only one piece of a very large puzzle), but look at the images, doesn't it seem a little late for that? Your solution will eat up massive amounts of the limited resources available to us on this planet. These same DANGEROUSLY LIMITED resources are needed to provide this planet with alternative energy options which will not only help us survive the changes already occurring but would also be necessary to create and power the tech you seem so passionate about. Besides, like i said before, your "solution" would only lead to other, possibly more detrimental consequences.

Ocean acidity is one of the feedback loops which is altering the ability of the oceans to act as a carbon sink. Phytoplankton, which are most productive near arctic regions (catch that? Arctic regions), require a certain ph balance and salinity to survive. These absorb most of the carbon on the planet. These tiny plants require photosynthesis to survive. What happens when you take plants and place them in unrelenting shade? And what happens to plants when they die?

Simple and short term will serve us no better than it did when it lead us here in the first place.