Monthly Archives: May 2010

Geoengineering: Rich men playing God?

Proposals to manipulate Earth’s climate to reduce greenhouse warming are getting traction as our mitigation efforts fail to make headway. They promise quick results, but their potential deployment opens an enormous can of worms. [25 May 2010 | Peter Boyer] “Global … Continue reading

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On politics, prophets and practicalities

In the face of failing political initiatives on climate, there is much to be gained from some inspiring writing published this month. [18 May 2010 | Peter Boyer] Professor Tim Flannery’s attack on Kevin Rudd last week for his “breach of … Continue reading

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Developing local resilience in a vulnerable industry

With government action on climate falling away, it’s reassuring to see some local initiative to improve the resilience of the vulnerable tourism sector. [11 May 2010 | Peter Boyer] One of the few things we can say for certain about our … Continue reading

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