"In some respects Stewart Brand's green credentials are impeccable. His mentor was Paul Ehrlich, an environmental thinker at Stanford university and author of 'The Population Bomb,' published in 1968. ... Mr. Brand made his name with a publication of his own, which also appeared in 1968, called 'The Whole Earth Catalogue.' It was a path-breaking manual crammed with examples of small-scale technologies to enable individuals to reduce their environmental impact, and is best known for its cover, which featured a picture of the Earth from space ...
... Rather than basking in past glories or sailing off to a quiet retirement, the 68-year-old counter-cultural icon remains determined to rock the boat. But this time his target is the environmental movement itself. He has come up with a series of what he calls 'environmental heresies,' which he hopes will influence a new generation of pragmatic, problem-solving greens. Three things that most greens vehemently oppose -- genetic engineering, urbanisation and nuclear power -- should, he believes, be embraced on environmental grounds." The Economist ran the profile 9/6/07.
Read it here: http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9719001
Source: www.sej.org
