Matt Ridley (The Rational Optimist) points out that the planet is actually getting more green (in literal terms of vegetation coverage). It is important to point out that Ridley is not a climate change denier but takes an inquisitive empirical view of things. While he points out some inconvenient truths for the environmental movement, he argues that these are the result of the success of many environmental policies and should be a source of encouragement for environmentalists.
However, he questions many of the common wisdoms about the effect of economic growth on the environment and the benefit of renewable energy, especially bio-fuels.
Make sure you get to the part where he talks about Haiti and the Dominican Republic and his discussion of bio fuels at the end (it is only 18 minutes and goes by fairly quickly).
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