Category Archives: growth

How love of nature became an ideology

Posted on 27 October 2015 by Peter Boyer

Dismissing environmental advocacy as left-wing radicalism makes for some ugly politics. [Peter Boyer | 27 October 2015] At primary school I remember doing something called “nature study”, where we collected insects, leaves and such like and discussed them in class. … Continue reading →

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Exxon’s long conspiracy of silence

Posted on 22 September 2015 by Peter Boyer

The failure of Exxon to act on critically important scientific information 30 years ago is a reflection on us all. [22 September 2015 | Peter Boyer] The Pullitzer-prizewinning US news service Inside Climate News has just lifted the lid on … Continue reading →

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Is government irrelevant to climate success?

Posted on 8 September 2015 by Peter Boyer

The “safeguard mechanism” is based on the belief that emissions targets can be reached with minimal government input. [8 September 2015 | Peter Boyer] The biggest test of the federal government’s climate policy was always going to be its “safeguard mechanism”, … Continue reading →

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