perennial vrs conventional wisdom.
you should always hear a woman’s argument before you tick her off. it’s a rule but I ignored it. I had heard that james lovelock advocates nuclear energy so had never bothered to read his thesis.
his original work Gaia 1979 outlines the idea that earth is a self regulating entity. it has since then become increasing accepted wisdom because his argument is scientific, powerful and wise.
his main point is time. we are at a critical point for the environment. far from being able to afford laissez faire and a 1st world lifestyle when the planet has 6 billion people, we cannot afford sustainable development. we have to get to battle statioms. now.
what he is really advocating is the wise use of renewables and nuclear fusion which I didn’t really realize is entirely different from fission and has the harmless bi-product of helium only. he advocates fission, yes and then gives an argument that the objections to it are misguided and based on fear and a lack of realization of how little time we have.
compared to burning fossil fuels for electricity fission is cheap, plentiful and relatively safe. his arguments are compelling.
we can no longer burn fossil fuels. the objections to the dangers of nuclear energy are exaggerated . he cites the WHO figure that 75 people died at chernobyle. not the thousands of tabloid impact.
we need a deep seated change of heart.
the belief that the earth is there to be exploited has to be quashed... fast . it’s the most dangerous. lie.......humans have to overcome their tribal carnivore nature…
he is no minion of the nuclear industry or any other. i was wrong to ignore him. so you would you be..
professor lovelock has put his argument out again.
The revenge of Gaia: james lovelock penguin London 2006
tejas fu..
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