Green Options » turner http://greenoptions.com/tag/turner Posts tagged 'turner' Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:36:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Carbon Emissions Began in the UK http://ecoworldly.com/2008/02/20/carbon-emissions-began-in-the-uk/ http://ecoworldly.com/2008/02/20/carbon-emissions-began-in-the-uk/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:36:25 +0000 Pem Charnley http://ecoworldly.com/2008/02/20/carbon-emissions-began-in-the-uk/ turner2.jpgCould he see where it would end?

Turner, arguably the greatest artist Britain has ever known, painted the scene above. A steam tug tows a wind-powered warship to its grave. The sun sets. It’s not optimistic. Maybe not pessimistic either, yet the artist knows something has changed. Wind power is no longer an option. It’s 1838.

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