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Trump EPA targets two-man geoengineering startup for ‘polluting the air’


The company sells “cooling credits” for its sulfur dioxide-based geoengineering projects.

Humans have found it hard to quit fossil fuels, which is why some argue that we’ll soon need to start geoengineering — that is, modifying the atmosphere to prevent catastrophic warming of the planet. When the balloon floats somewhere past 66,000 feet in altitude, it bursts and releases the sulfur dioxide, which scatter and reflect sunlight, cooling the Earth a tiny bit. In an FAQ on its website, the company says, “Yes, our method to cool Earth falls under the Weather Modification Act of 1976 and report yearly to NOAA of our deployments as required.”

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