<p>A number of issues of Tintin's adventures had been addressing this issue. "The Shooting Star" (1942) is undoubtedly one of the most 'prophetic' adventures with declarations of the end of the world, unexpected and dangerous atmospheric heating and scenes of flooding.<br /><br />On the other hand, "Land of Black Gold" speaks of a petrol crisis and the extent people will go to control oil, at a time (1939 was the year in which the story first appeared) when everybody thought that oil supplies were inexhaustible. Then in "Tintin in America" (1931), there is a scene stigmatising the wasteful nature of consumer society, and promoting recycling.<br /><br />"It is amazing to think that Herge was addressing the problem in 1931, while we are still just coming to terms with it," the official Tintin website says. Again Belgian artist Herge, who real name is Georges Remi, spoke on the issue during his famous conversations with French writer-director Numa Sadoul Georges in 1975, four years before the first World Climate Conference in Geneva. <br /><br />"Despite everything, I want to remain confident. People are now alert to the danger, and so big efforts are being made. Pollution of water and air, and the destruction of the environment, are all terrible things," Herge said. "But I'm convinced that it is going to change. Solutions are being sought in the US, in Sweden, and all over the world. Taking cars as an example, I am convinced that we are heading towards electric cars; I'm sure that they already exist, and that engineers already have realistic projects on the go. But while there's still petrol...," Herge told Sadoul.<br /><br />Herge gave a number of interviews to Sadoul and these were later released as a book "Tintin and I: Interviews with Herg" in 1975. The book also inspired the documentary film "Tintin and I". The portal tintin.com has made no less than 27 reports on the environment and ecological issues.<br /><br />Ever since January 10 in 1929, the day when Tintin took the train to the then Soviet Union, the renowned reporter and his inseparable dog Snowy have surrendered nothing of their timeless appeal. Since 1929, more than 230 million Tintin copies have been sold. The Tintin adventures have been translated in more than 70 languages. Reprinted and published in ever greater numbers, the books are a source of inspiration for artists, writers, producers, and directors.<br /><br />Tintin has indisputably earned his place among the great figures in world literature. In 1999, following a survey by Le Monde, readers of this newspaper ranked "The Blue Lotus" 18th among books that left their mark on the 20th century. Tintin found himself in distinguished company with Aldous Huxley, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn and Anne Frank.</p>
<p>A number of issues of Tintin's adventures had been addressing this issue. "The Shooting Star" (1942) is undoubtedly one of the most 'prophetic' adventures with declarations of the end of the world, unexpected and dangerous atmospheric heating and scenes of flooding.<br /><br />On the other hand, "Land of Black Gold" speaks of a petrol crisis and the extent people will go to control oil, at a time (1939 was the year in which the story first appeared) when everybody thought that oil supplies were inexhaustible. Then in "Tintin in America" (1931), there is a scene stigmatising the wasteful nature of consumer society, and promoting recycling.<br /><br />"It is amazing to think that Herge was addressing the problem in 1931, while we are still just coming to terms with it," the official Tintin website says. Again Belgian artist Herge, who real name is Georges Remi, spoke on the issue during his famous conversations with French writer-director Numa Sadoul Georges in 1975, four years before the first World Climate Conference in Geneva. <br /><br />"Despite everything, I want to remain confident. People are now alert to the danger, and so big efforts are being made. Pollution of water and air, and the destruction of the environment, are all terrible things," Herge said. "But I'm convinced that it is going to change. Solutions are being sought in the US, in Sweden, and all over the world. Taking cars as an example, I am convinced that we are heading towards electric cars; I'm sure that they already exist, and that engineers already have realistic projects on the go. But while there's still petrol...," Herge told Sadoul.<br /><br />Herge gave a number of interviews to Sadoul and these were later released as a book "Tintin and I: Interviews with Herg" in 1975. The book also inspired the documentary film "Tintin and I". The portal tintin.com has made no less than 27 reports on the environment and ecological issues.<br /><br />Ever since January 10 in 1929, the day when Tintin took the train to the then Soviet Union, the renowned reporter and his inseparable dog Snowy have surrendered nothing of their timeless appeal. Since 1929, more than 230 million Tintin copies have been sold. The Tintin adventures have been translated in more than 70 languages. Reprinted and published in ever greater numbers, the books are a source of inspiration for artists, writers, producers, and directors.<br /><br />Tintin has indisputably earned his place among the great figures in world literature. In 1999, following a survey by Le Monde, readers of this newspaper ranked "The Blue Lotus" 18th among books that left their mark on the 20th century. Tintin found himself in distinguished company with Aldous Huxley, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn and Anne Frank.</p>
