An essay on runaway global warming

I'm with Guy McPherson on this. Geoengineering  won't save the planet.  This is a complicated, systemic problem and global warming is only part of the problem, albeit the part that will likely finish us.

But for all that, our demise is likely, not inevitable

The math of runaway warming

26-minute video explaining things like feedback loops. Transcript (and links) at http://leftymathprof.wordpress.com/ru... .

Any consideration of geoengineeringin my mind ought to be considered bearing the following in mind.

Geoengineering: Can We Save the Planet By Messing With Nature? Clive Hamilton

May 2013 "Democracy Now" interview with Clive Hamilton. Yale University Press published Clive's recent book (2013) "Earthmasters," discussing geopolitics and a sweeping push for "climate mitigation." Will putting a lid on a boiling pot while stoking the fire beneath continue forever?

Global Dimming- BBC documentary