You never know with politicians what they are really saying. And I don't say that in a negative way-they have an appalling job.

Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia.

The tropical rain forests are a telling example. Once cut down, they rarely recover. Rainfall drops, deserts spread, the climate warms.

I know that to personalize the Earth System as Gaia, as I have often done and continue to do in this book, irritates the scientifically correct, but I am unrepentant because metaphors are more than ever needed for a widespread comprehension of the true nature of the Earth and an understanding of the lethal dangers that lie ahead.

The big threat to the planet is people: there are too many, doing too well economically and burning too much oil.

Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change from radically impacting on our lives over the coming decades.

I wouldn't be against them (large wind turbines) if they actually worked.