Stop worrying, the planet will be fine...

For those of us worrying that the message of conservation is not getting through to many people, eco-blogger David at The Good Human has been busily propagating a new set of ideas.

He writes, "...there are still millions of people that think that global warming and all the problems it could bring is a hoax set upon us by…well, I am not sure who is doing it. People still think that A. it is not happening and B. that the planet will figure out a way to save itself.

"As for A, I think all they have to do is start reading scientific reports about it to see that it is indeed happening and is not just some cyclical “thing” that happens now and then.

"As for B, I agree with them 100%…the planet will figure a way to survive global warming and fix it by getting rid of the problem, which is us."

Do environmentalists and conservationists need to take a harder line? Stop talking about polar bears and butterflies; start warning of the imminent extinction of humanity? Plenty more food for thought here.