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Can We 'Cool The Planet' Through Geoengineering?

Goodell writes that "about 30 percent of the energy from sunlight that hits the earth is immediately reflected back into space, while the other 70 percent is trapped here by CO2 and other greenhouse gases, warming the planet." (iStockphoto.com)
Goodell writes that "about 30 percent of the energy from sunlight that hits the earth is immediately reflected back into space, while the other 70 percent is trapped here by CO2 and other greenhouse gases, warming the planet." (iStockphoto.com)

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