Brand is one of the original tree huggers and one of the founders of the so-called ecology movement. To see him come full circle to embrace nuclear energy and genetic engineering as means to avert a looming global crisis is not only satisfying, but also breathtaking. In a time when wisdom is often measured by one's ability to ignore facts and stick steadfastly to one's failed ideas and ideology, to see someone of Brand's stature change course to achieve his lifelong goals is encouraging. If only the rest of us would examine our ideas and challenge our sacred cows to the same ends.
Recently, no less than renowned climate scientist James Lovelock stated that humans are too stupid to prevent climate change from radically impacting on our lives over the coming decades.
He said, "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."
Brand's book not only argues that we can, it spells out how.
I enjoyed reading it enormously and I hope you will read it, too.
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