1.   As a consequence, this planet comes across as a lonelier and more isolating place than even Wilder might have imagined.

2.   All the planets are coming into alignment.

3.   But scholars conclude this was the time when the planet came closest to widescale swapping of nuclear bombs, and potential annihilation of millions of Americans and Russians.

4.   Slowly, grudgingly, the planet came to be seen as dead geologically and probably devoid of living things.

5.   With Ford in the leading position of the leading producer of SUVs, America will soon learn if a green planet comes before greenbacks.