Some thoughts and questions about the Gaia Hypothesis of James Lovelock. “Mars is lifeless,” he says, and tells Carl Sagan that, no, life cannot exist there in “oases” of favorable conditions. My question: How then must we see the earth itself? Is our planet an “oasis” in a lifeless solar system? Might not the universe itself be a living organism, if the earth is?
David Suzuki talks with James Lovelock about the origins of his “Gaia” hypothesis, which suggests that the Earth is one organism. From the documentary series “The Sacred Balance”, produced by Kensington Communications (www.kensingtontv.com) – copyright 2002. To purchase a full-length DVD, visit tinyurl.com
Corporate Knights presents Dr. James Lovelock, originator of The Gaia Hypothesis (also known as Gaia Theory), discussing the need for human adaptation and survival in a coming era of massive environmental change due to global heating. Part 1 in a series of 5 as Dr. Lovelock lectures on his latest book, “The Vanishing Face of Gaia”. Stay tuned to www.corporateknights.ca for Episodes 3-5. Part 2 will be available July 9. Videography & Editing by Jon-Erik Lappano, Editorial Assistant.
This is part 11 in my 17 part series about science education in America and its effects on American politics. This one covers the connection between chemistry and biology at the environmental level. Only parts 3 and 5 are less than 10 minutes, so I will have to recut the other sections and post them here later. Parts 2 through 6 are currently available for free download at these sites: 2 The Limits to Growth: video.indymedia.org 3 The Selfish Gene: video.indymedia.org 4 Evolutionary Psychology: video.indymedia.org 5 The Gaia Theory: video.indymedia.org 6 Thermodynamics: video.indymedia.org
In 10 episodes here on YouTube Dr. Harding lead you into a new understanding of our beloved mother Earth. Earth, or Gaia as he prefers to say, needs to be taken care of now. The human rase is about to amuse itself to death on how we exploit the resources. Inspired by James Lovelock (1919 – ) who is a pioneer and rolemodel in this field. He is an independent scientist, author, researcher, environmentalist, and futurist. He is known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, in which he postulates that the Earth functions as a kind of superorganism. This qoute from the great philosopher says it all: “All life has intrinsic value, irrespective of its value to humans” – Arne Naess, (1912 – 2009) RIP Arne Næss was the founder of deep ecology. He is widely regarded as the foremost Norwegian philosopher of the 20th century Dr. Harding is bringing it all together!
Google the phrase "war on cars" and you will find that across North America, people are using the phrase to defend the happy motorized way of life. As one blog put it: Hiding behind the veil of environmentalism and "sustainability," a small number of activists are having a big influence on tax policy, urban planning, and government regula […]
Image via Red, Green, and Blue What just a year ago seemed to be a weak alternative or a mere support beam to good carbon-reducing energy policy is now a pie-in-the-sky longshot. Pricing carbon emissions was the bedrock of the climate bill that passed the House of Representatives last year, and the Renewable Energy Standard that required utilities to get a p […]
photo: Takver via flickr Bill McKibben and friends are in a biodiesel van making the symbolic journey to the White House from the Maine college where Jimmy Carter's solar water heating panel has been residing for the past three decades, ultimately pressing the President to install donated solar PV panels, all as part of an effort to reinvigorate the env […]