Ways to Help the Environment

An interesting article in the Christian Science Monitor proposes several ways to slow global warming and limit the impact of CO2 emissions. All of the theories discussed are purely theoretical at this point, and some of the more outlandish ideas are to use satellites with movable mirrors to deflect some of the sun's energy, or dispersing a cloud small, highly reflective particles into the atmosphere which would function as billions of tiny mirrors.

Though the ideas themselves are firmly in the realm of science fiction at this point, what concerns me is that the article never addresses the issues of who would fund and control such a global scale effort. Paradoxically, it may be a good thing that even the most feasible of these plans is still a long way from being implemented, considering the potential to abuse or even weaponize some of the ideas that were discussed.