The obvious first step in any environmental strategy is to stop mucking up the environment. If that doesn't work, we'll need to get creative

by Graham Murdoch:  Graham Murdoch
Re-salting arctic waters with massive salty ice cubes? Stopping glaciers from thawing by wrapping them in insulating blankets? While these methods of preventing further environmental destruction may seem like schemes straight from the Wile E. Coyote handbook, many serious scientists are pursuing last-ditch contingency plans such as these for dealing with the effects of adverse climate change. Continue reading below for more on the duct tape methods that might end up saving our Earth:

5 Duct Tape Methods to Save the Earth:

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