Which Way, L.A.?
Geoengineering and the Fight against Climate Change
Guest host Alex Chadwick asks, "How desperate would we have to be to try something like purposefully remaking Earth's atmosphere?"
By Steve Chiotakis • • 53m ListenEverybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything; and when people repeat that witticism, they make it sound as though someone should. Now, someone may. Geoengineering. On this rebroadcast of today's To the Point, guest host Alex Chadwick explores whether we could use technology to alter the atmosphere and cool the warming planet. What could go wrong with that? There are scientists who think we should start trying to research exactly these questions. Also, the fallout after JP Morgan's $2 billion loss, and KCRW's Steve Chiotakis with a special report on California's budget woes.
Banner image: Buildings in Surfside, seen through an underwater camera in the ocean as reports indicate that Florida's Miami-Dade County could be one of the most susceptible places when it comes to rising water levels due to global warming on March 14, 2012. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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3 storiesUpdate on California's Budget Woes
Governor Brown today revised the budget to say that the deficit will approach $16 billion and that there are two ways to whittle that number down. The Governor used the announcement to pitch his plan to raise income taxes on the wealthy and sales tax on everyone else by a quarter percent.
Read the story10 minFranken-clouds on the Horizon?
As another international climate conference begins in Bonn, Germany, today, the world continues to warm and the human role grows ever more clear, as does the inability to reach meaningful agreements to slow emissions. One possible solution is scientists altering the atmosphere and cooling the planet with technology.
Read the story32 minFallout after JP Morgan's $2 Billion Loss
One of Wall Street's most powerful women, Ina Drew, resigned as chief investment officer at JP Morgan Chase today, taking responsibility for the firm's $2 billion loss. Yesterday, CEO Jamie Dimon told Meet the Press , "We think Dodd Frank, which we supported parts of, gave the FDIC the authority to take down a big bank.
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