http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article338878.ece
Environment in crisis: 'We are past the point of no return'
Thirty years ago, the scientist James Lovelock worked out that the
Earth possessed a planetary-scale control system which kept the
environment fit for life. He called it Gaia, and the theory has become
widely accepted. Now, he believes mankind's abuse of the environment is
making that mechanism work against us. His astonishing conclusion -
that climate change is already insoluble, and life on Earth will never
be the same again.
By Michael McCarthy Environment Editor
Published: 16 January 2006
The world has already passed the point of no return for climate change,
and civilisation as we know it is now unlikely to survive, according to
James Lovelock, the scientist and green guru who conceived the idea of
Gaia - the Earth which keeps itself fit for life.
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The Lovelock article:
http://comment.independent.co.uk/commentators/article338830.ece
and why:
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article338879.ece
"So long and thanks for all the fish!"
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