I may have to read this biography of James Lovelock, of Gaia fame: "The book is by no means a take-down... But the picture that emerges is of a man who stumbled sideways into environmentalism after a lifetime as an apologist for the chemical and oil industries..."

The complex life of the oil industry veteran who proposed the Gaia hypothesis

An exploration of James Lovelock’s career, scientific work and personal life doesn’t pull its punches.