Monthly Archives: August 2012

Climate action: the world is doing more than we think

We can rest assured,  Australia is not ahead of the pack on climate measures [28 August 2012 | Peter Boyer] I’ll concede one point to the climate sceptics. There’s something surreal in the whole debate about man-made climate change. Last … Continue reading

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The bell tolls for us all

The global implications of this year’s devastating drought in the US. [21 August 2012 | Peter Boyer] Here’s a corny tale that might turn out to pack a much bigger punch than any of us first thought. It all comes … Continue reading

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Amid all the hoopla, the science continues

Robert Manne is being too hasty in proclaiming that the ascendancy of global warming denial spells defeat for climate science. [14 August 2012 | Peter Boyer] “Victory of the Denialists: How climate science was vanquished” is the banner headline on … Continue reading

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