Lomborg's ideas have been noted before. I was quite impressed, though some of them could be controversial on HC.
http://hotcopper.com.au/post_threadview.asp?fid=309&tid=1978191
Also time is ripe to give this fellow another mention:
http://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change.html
