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Today on the BBC I heard a man say that the Earth is doomed. Moreover it is doomed because of us and there is nothing we can do about it. The man in question is Professor James Lovelock, the reason for his grim prediction: the impacts of climate change. You can see some clips of the interview here.

Lovelock found fame as the creator of the so-called Gaia Hypothesis in the 1960’s. This hypothesis views the world as being like a single organism. In 1979 he wrote Gaia: A new look at life on Earth. He has claimed that by the end of the century most of the Earth will be uninhabitable due to climate change. Which is cheerful of him.

It is also Lovelock’s contention that it is impossible to do anything about it. This may be the case but I think that it is important that we try to prepare for the consequences of global climate change, whatever these may be. It could be very easy to view Professor Lovelock’s opinions as a council of despair, giving weight to the opinions of those who want to do nothing in order to suit their short-term interests.

Some of what the aging scientist says is demonstrably untrue. The outspoken proponent of nuclear power slams renewable energy in the interview. Apparently technology such as solar, wind, hydroelectric , geothermal and tidal energy – “does not really work”. Well, actually, it does not matter what form of energy you convert to electricity it can keep the lights on.

One thing the Professor says however does have the ring of truth about it. That thing is that scientists cannot accurately predict what the climate will do. This gives me hope. For all anyone knows, the effect of climate changes could be really nice clement weather, and an end to droughts and world hunger. Probably not, but it is a nicer thought than the death of our planet.

Former world champion formula one driver Lewis Hamilton apparently fell foul of Australia’s strict driving laws whilst in the country for the recent Grand Prix. He was given a ticking off for what the 25 year old racing ace described as “exuberant driving”. By coincidence a new road safety campaign has just been launched in Australia, titled, in typically coarse Aussie style “Don’t Be a D*ckhead”. Tim Pallas, the roads Minister stated that the sordid sobriquet applied to Lewis Hamilton.

That clip was an actual TV advert now being to Australia. One message from it – don’t use your mobile phone while driving. The other: red headed people are subhuman scum who should be subjected to ridicule. If you have auburn hair and have flights to Australia booked, you should probably cancel them now.

There has been a lot of controversy recently about so-called ‘dangerous dogs’. Politicians have vied, surprisingly perhaps in a nation of animal lovers to crack down on canines. Home secretary Alan Johnson has recently proposed a program of draconian anti-dog legislation. Amongst over things owners would be required to purchase insurance to cover the eventuality that their pet mauls someone.

In the discussion over dogs, not all breeds are equal. The scapegoats of the canine world have long been the ‘Bull’ breeds. Dogs such as the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and, especially in America the Pitbull have earned a reputation for being fearsome beasts with their muscular bodies and powerful locking jaws. In the UK being suspected of being part Pitbull carries the sentence of death. Well it seems that the dogs of the world are mad as hell, and that they are not going to take it anymore. For the evidence, take a look at this clip:

As you can see the beast manages to rip the re-enforced bumper, that would be used to ram the cars of miscreants off the road, clean off. It is a long clip, and shows a sustained attack. The law may be being turned against pooches but on this dog day afternoon the boot is clearly of the other paw.

So what does this mean for the two-legged denizens of the World? Well, one thing is for certain if you are a law-dog planning a vacation to Europe you’d better fix yourself up with extra insurance with your car hire. France is fantastic but you don’t want your car to catch rabies!