[extropy-chat] Climate skepticism patterns

[spike]

> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of "Hal Finney"
> 
> Benford suggests (in his interview) beginning a pilot scheme to put 100
> micron particles into the arctic stratosphere during the summer, in order
> to try to reverse the loss of arctic sea ice and save the polar bears...
> 
> Hal Finney

Would not these be terribly expensive bears?  We are forced to use longer
alternative shipping paths for trade routes between northern Europe and
pretty much everywhere because of arctic sea ice.  This uses still more oil.
If we were to melt the ice and sacrifice the bears, we could have shorter,
faster, cheaper sea lanes and at the same time save a bunch of seals that
would otherwise be devoured by the bears.  What is the value of a polar
bear?  Couldn't we just breed the Canadian grisly to be white?

spike