James Lovelock: Saving the planet from climate change is ‘beyond our ability’

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We’re reaching an age in history where you can no longer predict the future with any hope of success.

We should give up vainglorious attempts to save the world.

Britain is no longer a world power and we need to leave such schemes to the USA, Japan or China. We should spend out efforts adapting Britain to fight climate change.

...We may have wasted valuable time, energy and resources by trying to grapple with climate change on a global scale.

It sounds good to try to save the planet, but in reality we are not thinking of saving Gaia, we are thinking of saving Earth for us, or for our nation.

The idea of ‘saving the planet’ is a foolish extravagance of romantic Northern ideologues and probably much beyond our ability.

In a changing climate cities are most less vulnerable to external heat than our individuals. If most of us lived in cities, as it seems we soon will do, the regulation of the climate of these cities might be far easier, more economic and safer option in a hot climate than the regulation by geoengineering of the whole planet.

...I think like all organisms on Earth our species has a limited lifespan. If we can somehow merge with our electronic creations in a larger scale endosymbiosis, it may provide a better next step in the evolution of humanity and Gaia.

...I must admit an empathetic dread for some unfortunately future person whose body becomes connected to one of more of the ubiquitous social networks.

I can imagine no punishment more severe than having my still comparatively clear mind overtaken by the spam of hucksters and the never-ceasing gossip of the Internet.

Full piece:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...-from-climate-change-says-James-Lovelock.html

 

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Dr. Ian Malcolm: God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs.

Dr. Ellie Sattler: Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth.

 

[StrangeLife]

Dr. Ian Malcolm: God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs.

Dr. Ellie Sattler: Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth.

Well, look outside. What do you see? No dinosaurs!

So we're far from there yet....

 

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Fun fact...

Only 15 per cent of Americans live in rural and non-metropolitan areas, even though this land accounts for roughly 72 per cent of the total area.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ff30d5c-be7d-11e3-a1bf-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2yRPGEXI4

I roam an American county which is 3x larger than Delaware, a thousand square kilometers larger than Connecticut, and it spans more land mass than Rhode Island. In fact, if you put Delaware and RI together, that combined land mass would still be less...

...and yet, only 9,500 hearty souls live here.

 

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[StrangeLife]

"Breed-love"???

Well, who doesn't