ya boy Bill wants to block the sun now brehs

[George's Dilemma]

Amazing to me how people read an article title or thread title and walk away with a false narrative. If you said Harvard scientists were exploring ways to combat global warming by spraying non toxic calcium carbonate dust into the air, essentially a sun reflecting aerosol, nobody would blink an eye. That would be the truth too. Bill Gates just happens to agree with exploring this solution to global warming and decided to finance it, and now we have people believing he's akin to a James Bond villain. Forget about Harvard scientists, forget about they're only exploring this possibility because they're aware of the risks, forget about this is just in preliminary experimental stages and may not even become a thing, forget about they're looking to test this at a remote location in Sweden.

Forget all of that, because Bill Gates is backing them, so that means this is his idea.

 

[Everythingg]

He sees his demise on the horizon and is trying to prolong the inevitable

. I actually support it.

believe that a billionaire cac cares about the sustainability of this place for you gullible brehs

 

[Everythingg]

Amazing to me how people read an article title or thread title and walk away with a false narrative. If you said Harvard scientists were exploring ways to combat global warming by spraying non toxic calcium carbonate dust into the air, essentially a sun reflecting aerosol, nobody would blink an eye. That would be the truth too. Bill Gates just happens to agree with exploring this solution to global warming and decided to finance it, and now we have people believing he's akin to a James Bond villain. Forget about Harvard scientists, forget about they're only exploring this possibility because they're aware of the risks, forget about this is just in preliminary experimental stages and may not even become a thing, forget about they're looking to test this at a remote location in Sweden.

Forget all of that, because Bill Gates is backing them, so that means this is his idea.

Do you think the people that pay Harvard scientists care about preserving the earth FOR YOU?

They’re not exploring this for black people’s benefit into the future. It’s self serving. And it’s self serving because a hotter earth damages THEM first

 

[kevm3]

Remember when this was 'conspiracy theory'? Looks like the Bible is coming true before our very eyes. I'd say accept Jesus as savior and get right

 

[George's Dilemma]

Do you think the people that pay Harvard scientists care about preserving the earth FOR YOU?

They’re not exploring this for black people’s benefit into the future. It’s self serving. And it’s self serving because a hotter earth damages THEM first

As if Black people are immune to the problems associated with global warming cuz of melanin. That's right, those droughts in Africa won't affect their crops with temperatures increasing. Listen to yourself

 

[MostReal]

Amazing to me how people read an article title or thread title and walk away with a false narrative. If you said Harvard scientists were exploring ways to combat global warming by spraying non toxic calcium carbonate dust into the air, essentially a sun reflecting aerosol, nobody would blink an eye. That would be the truth too. Bill Gates just happens to agree with exploring this solution to global warming and decided to finance it, and now we have people believing he's akin to a James Bond villain. Forget about Harvard scientists, forget about they're only exploring this possibility because they're aware of the risks, forget about this is just in preliminary experimental stages and may not even become a thing, forget about they're looking to test this at a remote location in Sweden.

Forget all of that, because Bill Gates is backing them, so that means this is his idea.

you big dummy

 

[Drip Bayless]

Every day I come on this site and get dumber
He’s trying to dial back climate change
Gates does some fukked up stuff but as far as billionaires go he’s of the tolerable variety

 

[hatealot]

All praise to Bill

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Well since global warming is real why not

 

[NYChase718]

Cacs finally trying to conquer their biggest enemy

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

Why won't someone body him??

For what? Y'all gotta stop falling for disinfo.

Fact check: Bill Gates is not trying to 'block the sun's rays' in the name of climate change

The claim that Gates is working on a way to block the sun's rays to prevent global warming is FALSE, based on our research. Gates is one of SCoPEx's funders, but he is not participating in the project's research.

Additionally, the project is not working to block or dim the sun. Rather, the project seeks to understand the potential risks of geoengineering.

 

[Lord_nikon]

operation dark storm

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

you big dummy

The claim: Bill Gates is working to block the sun to prevent global warming
Bill Gates' wealth has allowed him to donate and invest in projects across the globe. It also has made him a frequent target for conspiracy theories.

Recently, social media users are claiming Gates is working to block the sun's rays to combat global warming.

One example is this April 8 Facebook post, which reads: "Let me get this straight. Bill Gates is working on a way to block the sun's rays so we prevent global warming. On the other hand we are expected to go to solar powered energy. So how does that work???"

USA TODAY has reached out to the poster for comment.

Post misrepresents a Harvard project Gates partially funds
The post refers to Harvard's Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment, or SCoPEx, which is financially backed by Gates. But this claim, like other reports, misrepresents the nature of the project.

The project revolves around the concept of geoengineering, large-scale efforts to reduce the effects of climate change – usually temporarily – on oceans, soils and atmosphere.

At its core, SCoPEx seeks to better understand the efficacy and risks of solar geoengineering. To do so, scientists need to determine whether there are aerosols that could reduce or eliminate ozone loss without increasing the chance of other risks.

The experiment involves launching a high-altitude balloon about 12 miles into the atmosphere, according to its website. A small amount of material is then released to create a "perturbed air mass" about 100 yards wide and a half-mile long. Instruments carried by the balloon monitor that region for changes in aerosol density, atmospheric chemistry and light scattering.

In other words, it's a very small-scale project, far from the climate-altering claims about it that have surfaced on social media.

After Reuters reported on the effort in December 2020, the conservative Western Journal published a piece titled "Bill Gates' Savior Complex Spirals Out of Control, Funds Sun-Dimming Plan To Save the Human Race," in which the writer portrays the project as a threat to humanity.

Other reports that misrepresented the project included a story from the British tabloid The Daily Mail, which warned of potential disaster as a result of the experiment.

SCoPEx, and geoengineering in general, are somewhat controversial. But SCoPEx researcher and Harvard professor David Keith says concerns like these are not supported by science.

"People are right to fear over-reliance on technofixes. But there’s another nightmare: It’s that after bringing emissions to zero, we realize in hindsight that early use of geoengineering could have saved millions of lives lost in heat waves and helped preserve some of the natural world," Keith wrote in an op-ed published in the Boston Globe.

We should also note Gates' involvement in the SCoPEx project is purely financial. His grant-making research fund, the Fund for Innovative Climate and Energy Research, partially finances the project. SCoPEx is also partially funded by Harvard's Solar Geoengineering Research program, which is also funded by foundations and donors, including Gates.

In a 2010 Ted Talk, Gates argued that if society ends up in a position where global warming is bad enough that geoengineering needs to be taken seriously, it should already know and understand the process and its potential consequences.

 

[Justin Nitsuj]

bytch ass cracker just mad because the sun doesn't affect melanin skinned people

 

[TripleAgent]

Why won't someone body him??

Because he can afford the Justice League and The Expendables for security. If you're lucky, you could try sniping him from half a mile away or some shyt walking to the car.