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by Paul Joseph Watson
July 17, 2012
from Infowars
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Geoengineering threatens to
worsen droughts, starve millions |
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An experiment funded by Microsoft founder
Bill Gates will see thousands of tonnes of
sulphur particles sprayed over New Mexico as part of a
geoengineering study, despite the fact that even staunch
environmentalists have warned the process could have catastrophic
effects on the earth�s eco-system.
�David Keith, one of the
investigators, has argued that solar geoengineering could be an
inexpensive method to slow down global warming, but other
scientists warn that it could have unpredictable, disastrous
consequences for the Earth�s weather systems and food supplies,�
reports the Guardian.
�His US experiment, conducted with American James Anderson, will
take place within a year and involve the release of tens or
hundreds of kilograms of particles to measure the impacts on
ozone chemistry, and to test ways to make sulphate aerosols the
appropriate size.
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Since it is impossible to simulate
the complexity of the stratosphere in a laboratory, Keith says
the experiment will provide an opportunity to improve models of
how the ozone layer could be altered by much larger-scale
sulphate spraying.�
The Harvard University project,
in which sun-reflecting particles will be sprayed from a balloon at
an altitude of 80,000 feet above Fort Sumner, New Mexico, is being
funded by Bill Gates, who earlier this year
threw his
financial muscle behind manipulating the earth�s climate via
geoengineering.
The risks involved in spraying the upper atmosphere with sulphur
particles are so brazen that even environmentalists who support the
man-made global warming mantra have sternly warned against it, such
as Greenpeace�s chief UK scientist Doug Parr, who slammed
attempts to geoengineer the planet as �outlandish� and �dangerous�.
Indeed, the consequences could be devastating for poor people in the
third world.
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Rutgers University meteorologist Alan
Robock has,
�created computer simulations
indicating that sulfate clouds could potentially weaken the
Asian and African summer monsoons, reducing rain that irrigates
the food crops of billions of people.�
�Imagine if we triggered a drought and famine while trying to
cool the planet,� Robock told a geoengineering conference in
2010.
Stephen Schneider of Stanford
University, who proposed a bizarre plan to send spaceships into the
upper atmosphere that would be used to block out the Sun, admits
that geoengineering could cause,
�conflicts between nations if
geoengineering projects go wrong.�
�Impacts include the potential for further damage to the ozone
layer, and disruption of rainfall, particularly in tropical and
subtropical regions - potentially threatening the food supplies
of billions of people,� said Pat Mooney, executive director of
the Canadian-based technology watchdog ETC Group.
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�It will do nothing to decrease
levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere or halt ocean
acidification. And solar geoengineering is likely to increase
the risk of climate-related international conflict - given that
the modelling to date shows it poses greater risks to the global
south.�
Aside from the unknown dangers, what is
known about what happens when the environment is loaded with sulphur
dioxide is bad enough, since the compound is the main component of
acid rain, which
according to the EPA,
�Causes acidification of lakes and
streams and contributes to the damage of trees at high
elevations (for example, red spruce trees above 2,000 feet) and
many sensitive forest soils.
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In addition, acid rain accelerates
the decay of building materials and paints, including
irreplaceable buildings, statues, and sculptures that are part
of our nation�s cultural heritage.�
The health effects of bombarding the
skies with sulphur dioxide alone are enough to raise serious
questions about whether such programs should even be allowed to
proceed.
The following health effects are linked with exposure to sulphur:
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Neurological effects and
behavioral changes
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Disturbance of blood circulation
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Heart damage
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Effects on eyes and eyesight
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Reproductive failure
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Damage to immune systems
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Stomach and gastrointestinal
disorder
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Damage to liver and kidney
functions
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Hearing defects
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Disturbance of the hormonal
metabolism
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Dermatological effects
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Suffocation and lung embolism
According to the
LennTech website,
�Laboratory tests with test animals
have indicated that sulfur can cause serious vascular damage in
veins of the brains, the heart and the kidneys. These tests have
also indicated that certain forms of sulfur can cause fetal
damage and congenital effects.
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Mothers can even carry sulfur
poisoning over to their children through mother milk. Finally,
sulfur can damage the internal enzyme systems of animals.�
Even pro-geoengineering scientist
Mark Watson, admits that injecting sulphur into the atmosphere
could lead to,
�acid rain, ozone depletion or
weather pattern disruption.�
Given the fact that Bill Gates is a
member of a secret billionaire�s club that meets to discuss
the threat caused by overpopulation, many find it insidious that
he is simultaneously funding projects which threaten to
depopulate poor areas of the world by causing droughts
which could potentially kill millions through starvation.
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