In this 18-minute video, Matt Ridley explains why and how the use of fossil fuels is contributing to the greening of the planet:
From Reason magazine (h/t JB):
Over the past three decades, our planet has gotten greener!
Even stranger, the greening of the planet in recent decades appears to be happening because of, not despite, our reliance on fossil fuels. While environmentalists often talk about how bad stuff like CO2 causes bad things to happen like global warming, it turns out that the plants aren't complaining.