tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-01-21:1440331 eor eor 2014-06-10T22:31:36Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-01-21:1440331:370388 2014-06-10T22:31:36Z 2014-06-10T22:31:36Z public 0 Read <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27765974">this story</a> and immediately thought that this might be the ultimate, albeit radical, way to fix pollution and global warming.<br /><br />"Theoretically, if you have it on the Y," Prof Crisanti added, "one single individual could knock out an entire population."<br /><br />Sometimes I think scientists should spend some time studying history.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toads_in_Australia">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toads_in_Australia</a><br /><br /><a href="http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/5596">http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/5596</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/04/science/04mice.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/04/science/04mice.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/5971/20140210/heat-reducing-roofing-technology-unintended-consequences-regions.htm">http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/5971/20140210/heat-reducing-roofing-technology-unintended-consequences-regions.htm</a> (re: cool roofs in Florida)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=eor&ditemid=370388" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments