James Lovelock and Nuclear Energy

James Lovelock talk about nuclear energy at the Third World Conference on the Future of Science (Venice, 21 September 2007).

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[Chilimanjare]

Thanks for the vid! I think James Lovelock is the most remarkable scientist of our times. His ideas are sharp, holistic, brave and inspiring. They always reveal new insights to the essence of Life and the unique circumstances of our Planet. After having read 4 of his books and several articles by him, he's a number one hero also to me.

[mercurial76]

I just read his book Revenge of Gaia. Haunting, compelling.

[SloppyLarry]

I think Nuclear energy can only be a temporary fix.

[squamish4244]

@supertona83 Lovelock's a difficult person to figure out. He almost seems to want some sort of climate apocalypse to happen so that we get "punished" by Gaia for our wickedness. Maybe because he's 92 years old has lived in near-isolation in the countryside for decades he doesn't give a shit what happens to society. Sometimes he sounds brilliant, other times like one of those old men yelling at kids to get off his lawn.

[MokomaSusi]

@Artivistmb

Nuclear power is top polluter? Simply not true.

[Akkkico]

If he again smiles and says " Nuclear energy is sustainable", I should pull out his tooth if he still has one.

[DJSpinoza]

@elvereth yeah sure

[supertona83]

I totally agree with most of Lovelock's ideas on the Earth being a living organism that self-regulates to allow life to exis but I think he is paranoid about climate change. I don't believe climate change is actually a negative thing. The earth has 2 balance points: completely covered with ice and completely ice free. We have been out of balance for several million years so I think as part of the Earth we are bringing us back to balance and learning to live in equilibrium with our planet.

[Ebdan88]

There is no hast, any where. If one believe in his own people then one could educate the population and then Society regulate its self in no time (20-40 years).

What we should be doing is finding ways for our future Generations so that they dont Cut jungles like you did, destroy the world until now, like your kind did until now. Arent you a shame, dont you think that people have Brain, and they can see through your lays.....!!?

[Ebdan88]

Why dont you tell people the throuth.That there was 35 miljon in Iran and Today 2 times that. Haiti population was 1/9 of now. and the same history all over the world, Specially Africa. YOU destroy their Economi and land Product, and THEN you FLOOD their market with chep GEN. Manipulated SHEET. Every body knows that when you put to much food in a such countrys(that you helped destroyed). the population Grow Logaritmly, and THEN YOU COME OUT AND SAY 2 much people in the world !!? How Much lays.!?

[Artivistmb]

James Lovelock is a fraud - he speaks with a forked tongue - firstly in the 1970's saying that environmentalists were wrong to try and prevent the oil pipelines and now - pushing the top polluter - nuclear -as a solution. It is worse than pushing for the addition of arsenic into beer to prevent binge drinking.

[fibbsabaddy]

@sbehl42 It would do if it were not stooped in logic and reason.