The Parks Service struck a blow against geoengineering today, by forbidding the 4th of July D.C. deployment of the first of an exprimental "megasol chemtrail" of Presidential balloons, each capable of intercepting megawatts of solar energy in order to cool the capital's swampy microclimate, and reduce the risk of hyperthermia and sunburn casualties amongst climate tourists staying at the Trump International Hotel :
Protesters had hoped the big blimp known as "Baby Trump" would fly high on the National Mall on the Fourth of July, but those plans have crashed in a big way.
Feds ground 'Baby Trump' blimp
The giant 20-foot balloon will still make an appearance during the holiday celebration, but protest organizers complained this morning they won't be allowed to use helium or to even hoist it 2 feet off the ground.
"It is ironic that it is right here, in the land of the free, the balloon is being grounded," said Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK, the organization in charge of the protest.
Under conditions of a permit approved yesterday, the National Park Service said the blimp "must be filled with cold air only and unable to achieve flight." The permit also requires the balloon "to remain tethered at all times."
The protesters are also unhappy that the Park Service is insisting on a location not visible from the Lincoln Memorial, where President Trump will speak and watch a military flyover.