James Lovelock – a trail-blazing contrarian

 
 
James Lovelock, best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis and for his warnings that greenhouse gases will accelerate global warming, is now 101. While he launched a hundred green and eco-movements, he diverges from most by being pro-nuclear energy – “only nuclear power can now halt global warming” – pro-fracking and anti-wind turbine.
He was born 26 July 1919 2 pm in Letchworth England and started his professional life performing cryopreservation experim