Is the divine presence a Republican? Or is He/She/It running an inter-galactic fossil fuel conglomerate?...whatever the explanation may be, the Paraclete appears to be as determined as any terrestrial corporate frontman to prevent a successful conclusion to the climate talks. How I know? Because every time anyone gets together to try to prevent global climate breakdown, He swaths the rich, densely habited parts of the world with snow and ice, while leaving obscurer places to cook.
George MonbiotIf wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire.
George MonbiotSoil is an almost magical substance, a living system that transforms the materials it encounters.
George MonbiotWar and pestilence might kill large numbers of people, but in most cases the population recovers. But lose the soil and everything goes with it.
George Monbiot