- We all know this is China’s century, but we might not have expected them to overtake the US as the world’s largest economy quite so soon – if you count it by purchasing power parity, they are likely to take the top spot this year.
- George Monbiot has also read James Lovelock’s new book. “Is there anyone as stimulating, infuriating, fascinating and contradictory as James Lovelock?” he asks.
- The Spectator appears to believe the world is warming after all. It still believes we don’t need to do anything about it.
- Crowdfunding project of the week goes to Small is… Festival 2014. I went to the first one and it was great.
The Earthbound Report 