{"id":2467690,"date":"2025-07-28T12:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/organizers-of-major-sun-dimming-experiment-collaborated-with-the-federal-government-documents\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:02:12","slug":"organizers-of-major-sun-dimming-experiment-collaborated-with-the-federal-government-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/organizers-of-major-sun-dimming-experiment-collaborated-with-the-federal-government-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizers of Major Sun-Dimming Experiment Collaborated with the Federal Government: Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Forganizers-of-major-sun-dimming-experiment-collaborated-with-the-federal-government-documents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2467690&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A controversial sun-dimming project called the Marine Cloud Brightening Program, lead by the University of Washington and backed by private climate advocacy groups and wealthy donors, involved close collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-whos-president-fauci\/\" title=\"Joe Biden: &#039;Who&#039;s President? Fauci&#039;\">federal scientists<\/a> while keeping the plans hidden from the public. The initiative aimed to spray tiny salt particles into the air to create brighter clouds that reflect sunlight and potentially cool the Earth. In 2023, a brief test on a retired aircraft carrier near Alameda, California, was abruptly halted by city officials citing lack of proper notification. Internal documents reveal that the researchers planned a much larger-scale experiment over nearly 3,900 square miles of ocean, an area bigger than Puerto Rico.They were in contact with agencies like NOAA and the Department of energy, even <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tho federal agencies denied supporting purposeful aerosol deployment<\/a>. Organizers sought extensive funding and government resources but deliberately avoided public transparency, coaching team members not to alarm local residents or reporters. Solar geoengineering, which is not federally regulated, remains a contentious approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-czar-john-kerry-on-private-jet-travel-its-the-only-choice-for-somebody-like-me\/\" title=\"Climate Czar John Kerry On Private Jet Travel: \u2018It\u2019s The Only Choice For Somebody Like Me\u2019\">combating climate change<\/a>, raising concerns over secrecy and oversight.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A group of researchers developing a controversial sun-dimming technology worked closely with federal scientists while keeping their plans quiet from the public, according to internal documents obtained by Politico.<\/p>\n<p>The project, known as the Marine Cloud Brightening Program, was led by the University of Washington and supported by private <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/climate-alarmists-go-martha-stewart-put-drink\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate advocacy groups<\/a> and wealthy donors.<\/p>\n<p>Its goal was to test machines that spray tiny salt particles into the air, with the hope of forming brighter clouds that reflect sunlight and to potentially cool the Earth.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the team attempted a small test on the deck of a retired aircraft carrier off the coast of Alameda, California.<\/p>\n<p>That test lasted only 20 minutes before city officials shut it down, saying they had not been properly informed.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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said a draft report prepared for donors.<\/p>\n<p>Politico&rsquo;s Corbin Hiar reported, &ldquo;A Department of Energy spokesperson acknowledged funding University of Washington &lsquo;research on how ambient aerosols affect clouds,&rsquo; but said the agency hadn&rsquo;t supported &lsquo;deliberate field deployment of aerosols into the environment.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The researchers hoped to secure more access to government aircraft and ships and were seeking millions of dollars in funding.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-call-for-investigation-into-affordable-care-act-enrollment-fraud-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Re...ans call for investigation into Affordable Care Act enrollment fraud - ... Examiner\">program&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s backers included several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-huckabee-years-election-will-test-big-tech-billionaires-can-steal-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tech billionaires<\/a> and major philanthropic foundations.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the scale of the proposed experiment, the organizers kept their plans from the public in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pilot-hot-water-accidentally-broadcasting-brutally-vulgar-anti-liberal-rant-san-francisco-bay-area-air-traffic-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the area<\/a> &mdash; and deliberately so.<\/p>\n<p>Documents d show they coached team members not to mention the test to reporters and worked to avoid triggering alarm among those who reside in and around the San Francisco Bay.<\/p>\n<p>One internal message even advised staff to &ldquo;avoid scaring them overly&rdquo; when discussing the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Alameda&rsquo;s mayor Ezzy Ashcraft said she learned about the project from a news report.<\/p>\n<p>Solar geoengineering aims to reflect sunlight away from the Earth to cool the planet and it is not federally regulated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/audio-titan-submersibles-apparent-final-moments-released-noaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOAA<\/a> declined to comment for the article and the agency has remained quiet about the lack of transparency surrounding the project.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the University of Washington&rsquo;s report on the Marine Cloud Brightening Program in its entirety <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25934071-20656718-20656718\/#document\/p7\/a2664987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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