“take the edge off the frequency:. Sounds good, but what does that mean?The way I understand it, UV (short wave length light gets through to the earth and is absorbed by the surface which heats and radiates the energy back out toward space. The demon CO2 is assumed to capture/reflect/absorb (I never have quite gotten that straight) the infrared (long wavelength light) and cause the heating of the biosphere. What does the reflection of the green light do?

Once more a learned man has written a piece that sounds quite intelligent. It, howver means little if anything. The earth is bombarded by energy from the sun consisting of the entire known(get that, known) electromagnetic spectrum. We are talking about UV and IR radiation as if they were the only portions of the spectrum that imparts energy to the earth. I question the pertinence of that approach.

Also, what will happen to the production of the crops when we slow the evapotranspiration? Will we actually slow carbon uptake, thereby shooting ourselves in the proverbial foot?

Another portion of this piece I find naive is the idea that we need to plant our crops in a more dispersed fashion around the globe. First, we plant where we can grow things and transport them efficiently to the customer. Second, increasing the transportation funtion in agriculture will cause more fuel burn. That will kind of render the whole exercise academic, don’t you think?