It's too late, Lovelock: 'We can't save the planet'

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'it is too late to try and save the planet'. Stop feeling guilty, 'We're not really guilty. We didn't deliberately set out to heat the world' said Lovelock.

Professor James Lovelock, the scientist who developed Gaia theory, has said it is too late to try and save the planet.

The man who achieved global fame for his theory that the whole earth is a single organism now believes that we can only hope that the earth will take care of itself in the face of completely unpredictable climate change.

Interviewed by Today presenter John Humphrys, videos of which you can see below, he said that while the earth's future was utterly uncertain, mankind was not aware it had "pulled the trigger" on global warming as it built its civilizations.

Prof Lovelock does not pull his punches on the politicians and scientists who are set to gain from the idea that we can predict climate change and save the planet ourselves.

Scientists, he says, have moved from investigating nature as a vocation, to being caught in a career path where it makes sense to "fudge the data".

And while renewable energy technology may make good business sense, he says, it is not based on "good practical engineering".

At the age of 90, Prof Lovelock is resigned to his own fate and the fate of the planet. Whether the planet saves itself or not, he argues, all we can do is to "enjoy life while you can".
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Mother earth has a bad case of gas right now. And when she farts we will be gone...and she will live on feeling much better.
 
It is not the best of all possible worlds, but "let us cultivate our garden." ~ Voltaire

Of course the planet is not in danger, nor even "fragile" life itself. Human life? Probably.
 
What happened to the Theory Of The Heat Death Of The Universe that they taught me in thermodynamics, i.e., the earth would continue to cool until all life died?

Got in trouble for teaching that because it was against the teachings of the bible, so they said. lol
 
You missed this part where he says it's time to forget about democracy.

One of the main obstructions to meaningful action is "modern democracy", he added. "Even the best democracies agree that when a major war approaches, democracy must be put on hold for the time being. I have a feeling that climate change may be an issue as severe as a war. It may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while."
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/mar/29/james-lovelock-climate-change


Frank J over at http://imao.us has a <A href="http://www.imao.us/index.php/2010/03/suspend-democracy-to-fight-global-warming/">great post</a> about this.
 
Getting back to my post. So if you don't believe in global warming, you are going against the teachings of the bible. Left that part out.:D
 
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