I feel very sad and bad about the countless millions of people who spend their lives pushing ropes because that's the only option available to people who actually care about things.
The story in the video is a sad one, and I'm pretty sure that anyone who has been around some of these larger organizations has probably met many with similar stories.
I clicked through to the linked article on the biotic pump concept, and I must confess that I don't see why this idea should be considered controversial. The described behavior of water vapor is precisely that which is responsible for the formation of clouds. And as for pulling air in from the ocean, I can attest to seeing that right here where I live on the California coast. In summer, the ground a dozen miles inland heats up early in the day, radiates that heat into the air, which then rises, pulling cooler air in from the coast below it. That's why we have so much fog and overcast right on the coast this time of year.
I feel very sad and bad about the countless millions of people who spend their lives pushing ropes because that's the only option available to people who actually care about things.
Some other options open to us are...
Pounding screws
Herding cats
Kissing butts.
The story in the video is a sad one, and I'm pretty sure that anyone who has been around some of these larger organizations has probably met many with similar stories.
I clicked through to the linked article on the biotic pump concept, and I must confess that I don't see why this idea should be considered controversial. The described behavior of water vapor is precisely that which is responsible for the formation of clouds. And as for pulling air in from the ocean, I can attest to seeing that right here where I live on the California coast. In summer, the ground a dozen miles inland heats up early in the day, radiates that heat into the air, which then rises, pulling cooler air in from the coast below it. That's why we have so much fog and overcast right on the coast this time of year.
"Science" is the product which is being marketed, not science, a tragic misunderstanding... ;-(
Next Up: Industrial Civilization Collapses!
:-D
The role of forests including ( both albedo and VOCs) is discussed in the bulletin of atomic scientists this issue.
They don't use the term "biotic pump" but are apparently examining the same thing, so there is hope for the theory.
https://thebulletin.org/2024/05/missing-the-forest-for-the-trees-the-role-of-forests-in-earths-climate-goes-far-beyond-carbon-storage/