You mustn't take what I say as gospel because no one can second-guess the future.

Quote by James Lovelock

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Science always uses metaphor.

Science always uses metaphor.

All the modelling we do shows that the climate is poised on the jump up...

All the modelling we do shows that the climate is poised on the jump up...

This programme to stop nuclear by 2020 is just crazy. If there were a nuclear...

This programme to stop nuclear by 2020 is just crazy. If there were a nuclear...

Civilization in its present form hasn't got long.

Civilization in its present form hasn't got long.

The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so...

The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so...

Nature favors those organisms which leave the environment in better shape for their progeny to...

Nature favors those organisms which leave the environment in better shape for their progeny to...

If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes...

If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes...

You never know with politicians what they are really saying. And I don't say that...

You never know with politicians what they are really saying. And I don't say that...

Let's make hay while it lasts.

Let's make hay while it lasts.

I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power....

I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power....

We'd never have got a chance to go outside and look at the earth if...

We'd never have got a chance to go outside and look at the earth if...

One pound of uranium is worth about 3 million pounds worth of coal or oil.

One pound of uranium is worth about 3 million pounds worth of coal or oil.

An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it.

An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it.

A billion could live off the earth; 6 billion living as we do is far...

A billion could live off the earth; 6 billion living as we do is far...

I suspect any worries about genetic engineering may be unnecessary. Genetic mutations have always happened...

I suspect any worries about genetic engineering may be unnecessary. Genetic mutations have always happened...

Geological change usually takes thousands of years to happen but we are seeing the climate...

Geological change usually takes thousands of years to happen but we are seeing the climate...

China will soon emit more greenhouse gases than America, but its regime knows if it...

China will soon emit more greenhouse gases than America, but its regime knows if it...

Life does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own...

Life does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own...

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

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

I've got personal views on the '60s. You can't have freedom without paying the price...

I've got personal views on the '60s. You can't have freedom without paying the price...