Hi Open

thanks for the interesting article. What synchronisity that the North Pole was melting around xmas time! sad but synchronistic.
i think it mirrors the issue - people living in an illusion that its okay to rape and plunder the Earth for materials to build luxury products and other items and crops to keep the wheel turning.

I think Lovelock has made a great contribution to concsious attention to climate change. I resonate with a lot of the ideas of his I've read about, although I was pretty shocked that he advocates 'nuclear' as a clean fuel. seems pretty contradictory!

I've heard a few people over recent months talk about how climate change is the result of natural earth chanegs and cycles, (and not human actions). I assume this argument then goes on to suggest it doesn't matter if people keep their lifestyles the same. It feels so shortsighted - I mean even if the environmental changes were completely naturally and independently occuring earth changes (which I don't agree with) it doesn't excuse the fact that western society is not sustainable, and what's more treats the Earth as a resource rather than a sentient Being.
I feel enthusiastic that at least there seem to be more people waking up to a degree to their impact on the Earth and other beings (for example more becoming vegetarian and vegan).

thanks :-)