Name: Geoengineering: Don’t Go There
Uploaded: 2009-09-08T16:31:00-04:00
Duration: 3 min 38 s
Description: Bill Chameides, dean of Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment, says plans for humans to control the global climate are premature.

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Bill Chameides, dean of Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment, says plans for humans to control the global climate are premature.

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