Researchers Who Planned Test To Dim Sunlight Wanted To ‘Avoid Scaring’ The Public

by: Jon Fleetwood
07.28.2025
07/30/2025
Source: Vetted Sources
07/30/2025

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A shocking revelation has emerged about a covert geoengineering experiment aimed at dimming the sun’s rays, orchestrated by a team of researchers supported by billionaires and federal scientists. This ambitious project, shrouded in secrecy, deliberately kept the public and local officials unaware of its plans, raising serious ethical and environmental concerns about solar radiation management.

Internal communications, recently uncovered, show that the project leaders sought to ‘avoid scaring’ communities as they prepared for a massive test. The experiment involved spraying saltwater particles into the atmosphere across a staggering 3,900 square miles—an area larger than Puerto Rico. This large-scale geoengineering test, part of the Marine Cloud Brightening Program, aimed to alter cloud reflectivity to combat climate change, but at what cost?

The bombshell documents, obtained by POLITICO through a public records request to the University of Washington, include over 400 emails, funding proposals, and text messages. These records expose the intricate planning behind this sunlight-dimming experiment and the lengths to which organizers went to keep it under wraps.

Led by the University of Washington’s Marine Cloud Brightening Program, the initiative partnered with SRI International and SilverLining, a prominent geoengineering advocacy group. The project had already secured federal funding and was actively seeking access to U.S. government ships and aircraft to execute its climate intervention plans. As debates over the risks and ethics of geoengineering intensify, this hidden experiment raises urgent questions about transparency, accountability, and the future of climate change solutions.

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