Sometimes all of the talk of "greenness" makes me want to take a blow torch to a polar ice cap. I am a huge outdoors nut, and I love nature as much as the next person, but humans will be humans.  I hate the drama and hidden agendas on both sides of the greenhouse argument. When the earth has had enough, she will show us the door. It won't be the first time, ask an apatosaurus.

What I do love is science. This cool presentation on biomimicry is very thought provoking. Perhaps science, with a little help from nature's prototypes, can slow down the pace at which we sprint towards the destruction of human existence by our own devices. And if we don't blow ourselves up, the next supercaldera, asteroid, or calthrate gun might end it all tomorrow. Despite all this, we should not plan on getting roasted or frozen (global warming or dimming, you pick) by circumstance before our great grandchildren have to deal with our screwups. Here's lookin' at you science.

http://www.ted.com/talks/janine_benyus_shares_nature_s_designs.html