The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back - and how We Can Still Save HumanityLovelock s unique authority and original perspective sets this book apart from other books on environmental change. He speaks as a planetary physician with more than forty years experience of thinking about how to respond to the earth s needs as a living organism. Illustrated with examples drawn from his experiences around the world, Lovelock draws many radical conclusions, most controversially a passionate advocacy of nuclear energy. This, he argues, is not only a secure, safe and reliable source of energy, but also the only way to counter the lethal heat waves and rising sea levels that will increasingly threaten civilizations. Lovelock argues that the only way for humankind to come to terms with Gaia now, and have a chance of surviving, is to embrace science and technology, not reject them. This is his passionate manifesto of how to do that and so lessen our impact on the Earth before it is too late. |
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User Review - the.ken.petersen - LibraryThingI do not know whether you, like me, listening to the moaning of the Greens, telling us that the world is doomed unless we give up our lifestyle, NOW. Eating lentils and chanting appear to be the only ... Read full review
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User Review - Jewsbury - LibraryThingLovelock is a non-conformist thinker with an entertaining writing style. His book is an appeal from the heart. It is slightly rough around the edges but it carries a forceful message. Put simply the ... Read full review
Contents
What is Gaia? | 29 |
Forecasts for the Twentyfirst Century | 61 |
Sources of Energy | 75 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back - and how We Can Still Save Humanity |
| Author | James Lovelock |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Allen Lane, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 1 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 0713999144, 9780713999143 |
| Length | 176 pages |
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