26 James Lovelock Quotes for You to Enjoy

James Lovelock

English Scientist

Born: Jul 26, 1919

Climate Me Science Will World You

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Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest. James Lovelock

Environmental Easier Sadly Forest Than Create Much Desert

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

Worth About Pound Pounds Oil Uranium Coal Million

NASA will send up a big sun shade that will be in orbit between the earth and sun and deflect 2 or 3 percent of the sunshine back into space. It would be cheaper than the international space station. James Lovelock

Sunshine Space Will Big Back Earth Sun Station Deflect Would Would-Be Shade Percent Cheaper Between NASA Up Than Send Orbit Space Station International International Space Station

Life clearly does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own purposes. Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia. James Lovelock

Life Dance Own Changes Earth Evolution Emerges More Entity Purposes Environment Clearly Coupled Partners Does Tightly Material Than Adapt

Science always uses metaphor. James Lovelock

Science Always Metaphor Uses

I don't think we're yet evolved to the point where we're clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change. The inertia of humans is so huge that you can't really do anything meaningful. James Lovelock

You Change Clever Situation Think Enough Complex Evolved Point Inertia Climate Climate Change Huge Handle Where Anything Meaningful Really Humans

So-called 'sustainable development'... is meaningless drivel. James Lovelock

Sustainable Development Development So-Called Sustainable Meaningless

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

Life Own Changes Earth More Purposes Does Than Adapt

For each of our actions there are only consequences. James Lovelock

Consequences Our Only Actions Each

If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes about 40 years for mainstream science to come around. Gaia has been going for only 30 years or so. James Lovelock

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. James Lovelock

Saying You Negative Job Politicians Say Never Know Really Appalling

The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so they put out a lot of disinformation about nuclear power. James Lovelock

Will Power Out About Rival Put Reduce Lot Oil Oil Companies Regard Disinformation Who Companies Nuclear Nuclear Power Profits

Florida will be gone altogether, the whole damned place, in not too long. James Lovelock

Will Long Gone Too Altogether Place Whole Florida

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

Life Dance Evolution Emerges Entity Environment Coupled Partners Tightly Material

Civilization in its present form hasn't got long. James Lovelock

Long Civilization Got Form Present

It just so happens that the green religion is now taking over from the Christian religion. I don't think people have noticed that, but it's got all the sort of terms that religions use... The greens use guilt. That just shows how religious greens are. You can't win people round by saying they are guilty for putting (carbon dioxide) in the air. James Lovelock

Saying Religion You People Win Guilt Christian Think Air Guilty Religions Religious Taking Putting Over Terms Sort Got How Green Greens Just Happens Noticed Use Shows Now Round Carbon Carbon Dioxide Christian Religion

We rushed into renewable energy without any thought. The schemes are largely hopelessly inefficient and unpleasant. I personally can't stand windmills at any price. James Lovelock

Thought Energy Hopelessly Unpleasant Rushed Price Schemes Renewable Renewable Energy Inefficient Without Any Personally Stand Largely

If a power station were to be built down the road, I'd prefer a nuclear plant over an oil burner, and definitely over a coal burner. We simply have to lessen our consumption of fossil fuels. James Lovelock

Fudging the data in any way whatsoever is quite literally a sin against the holy ghost of science. I'm not religious, but I put it that way because I feel so strongly. It's the one thing you do not ever do. You've got to have standards. James Lovelock

You Science Way Ghost One Thing Religious Strongly Data Put Feel Sin Because Got Whatsoever Any Quite The One Thing Literally Against Holy Holy Ghost Standards Ever Thing

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