Geoengineering may be an awful idea for reversing the warming effects of climate change, but it sure makes for a sweet subject of satire, à la this retro-style informational video.

Like they say, “If you can’t fix the problem, techno-fix the problem!” After all, technology will save the world. Because we know everything there is to know about the planet and all. Not to mention what happens when we mess with it.

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So, instead of cleaning up and trimming the world’s energy glut, let’s focus on dumping SO2 into the atmosphere to stop global warming. We probably wouldn’t get literally burned by the deluge of acid rain it would produce, right?

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