The good news is our blue planet will weather humanity's storm. That's the encouraging message I took away from The 11th Hour.
I don't really mind the conclusion that humans may become extinct. If we can't make the necessary adjustments the hostile environment we will create will likely not be one we care to live in.
Once humans have self-destructed, Mother earth will refresh herself, renew her beauty and grandeur and live happily ever after for the next 2 billion years. Our presence will have left little impression on her pristine tableau.
The option of change, of course, is more appealing - green buildings dotting the landscape, with energy-free transportation zipping us to and fro. This future seems sublime, though the likelihood of it becoming reality is left to the blithering optimists.
It will require big government to nudge her bow on an uncharted course. Something she is capable of though not something she does without a fight. It will be an exciting chapter in our history, whichever way it goes.
Let's just make sure it's printed on recycled paper!
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