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De la Garza: All solar geoengineering researchers oppose Make Sunsets

Alejandro de la Garza · A rogue geoengineering startup sparks worry · Mar 15, 2023 · at 5:38

Alejandro de la Garza is an investigative reporter with Time covering solar geoengineering.

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“Any single person you talk to in solar geoengineering research, whether they're the most bullish on it or the strongest against it, they all think that what Make Sunset's doing is a bad idea.”

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