Monthly Archives: September 2008

Reality: the only game that counts

The pricking of the bubble that was endless economic growth should be a lesson to us in tackling climate change. Continue reading

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A Danish lesson for Tasmanian communities and councils

The Samsø lesson: we can meet the climate-energy challenge, but it requires self-belief, imagination and commitment over the long term. Continue reading

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Government and Reality: Persuading politicians we have a problem

Address to Climate Change Action Forum, Dechaineaux Theatre, Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart. [18 September 2008 | Peter Boyer] “Houston, we have a problem,” was how Apollo Thirteen conveyed to its mother planet that its crew was in imminent peril … Continue reading

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