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Is it geoengineering or hacking the climate?

Hello again, I'm Ormanalny, and this is To the Point.

A raging dispute among climate scientists is breaking into the open.

Could they slow global warming by injecting scientists is breaking into the open.

Could they slow global warming by injecting aerosols into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight?

Or are the unintended consequences potentially so dangerous that even experimentation should be prohibited?

The very idea was beyond the pale at the time of the Paris Agreement, but now it's gaining some traction.

Opponents say it's beyond reckless.

We're trying to resolve one problem, create others that could get out of control.

That's our main topic today.

On our talking point later, Attorney General Jeff Sessions escalates the war on drugs.

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Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren. I'll hear back with To the Point. The Paris agreements won't be

enough to reverse global warming whether President Trump pulls the U.S. out or not. Is it time

to try altering the atmosphere by what's called geoengineering? We'll hear about unintended

consequences, international relations, and ethics.

Today's talking point, the Obama administration lightened up on the war on drugs. Today,

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said federal prosecutors are now unhandcuffed, and he ordered them to be as tough as possible.

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