Martin Bishop ... The patent, filed on behalf of Hughes (Delco) and inventors I-Fu Shih (optical engineer) and David B. Chang specifically mentions aluminum oxide as being suitable due to its relatively low cost, recommending particles ranging in size from 10 to 100 microns -- small enough not to settle to earth too quickly. Further specified in the patent is a seeding altitude of approximately 10 kilometers, or 33,000 feet. The particles may be seeded by dispersal from seeding aircraft; one exemplary technique may be via jet fuel as suggested by prior work regarding the metallic particles. Once the tiny particles have been dispersed into the atmosphere, the particles may remain in suspension for up to one year. Less than a year after the Hughes patent was issued, the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine unveiled a massive 994-page study called Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming: Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Science Base - Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming. Among its findings was the following: the most effective global warming mitigation turned out to be the spraying of reflective aerosol compounds into the atmosphere utilizing commercial, military and private aircraft. This preferred mitigation method is designed to create a global atmospheric shield which would increase the planets albedo (reflectivity)using aerosol compounds of aluminum and barium oxides, and to introduce ozone generating chemicals into the atmosphere. This method was the most cost effective, and yielded the largest benefits. It could also be conducted covertly to avoid the burdens of environmental protection and regulatory entanglements. ... bit.ly/1jmuAiB
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 04:27:18 +0000
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