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Notes
1. See, amongst others, New Scientist, 185, 12 February 2005, pp. 8–11; American Scientist, 90(1), pp. 35–39.
2. See commentary by Jan Oosthoek in this issue, pp. 443–446.
3. For detailed discussion see de Steiguer Citation(1997).
4. For a discussion of global warming, see the contributions in this issue by Björn-Ola Linnér and Merle Jacob (pp. 403–415) and Kevin C. Armitage (pp. 417–427).
5. In the case of nuclear weapons, which we deplore for their capabilities to destroy all life, the science is not morally neutral at all. Einstein recognized this and considered not publishing his early theories because he could foresee that one day someone could develop nuclear weapons based on his discoveries.
6. See for a discussion of growth and sustainability Verstegen and Hanekamp in this issue, pp. 349–362.
7. See Nancy Bazilchuk's interview with Daly and Lash in this issue, pp. 447–450.
8. The Apollo Alliance proposes a project on the scale of the Apollo moon project to develop clean and environmentally friendly technologies and to make the US independent of fossil fuels. See www.apolloalliance.org. In February 2005 the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) was launched. Its objective is to create a global earth observation network and pool expertise from around the world. See Clery Citation(2005).
9. GE Ecomagination, http://ge.ecomagination.com, accessed 20 October 2005.
10. BP Environment and Society, http://www.bp.com/genericsection.do, accessed 23 October 2005.
11. China has adopted the Euro III vehicle emission standards developed by the EU and is planning to adopt the Euro IV standards only a couple of years after the EU itself (see EC, Citation2005).
12. Porto Alegre is one of the greenest cities in the world. This was achieved by introducing participatory democracy, the integration of public environmental management policies and the regeneration of public spaces. The city of Curitiba provides the world with a model of how to integrate sustainable transport considerations with the development of business, road infrastructure, and local communities. This has been actively and successfully pursued by the local authorities.