Category Archives: environmental degradation

Going where governments fear to tread

Posted on 12 September 2017 by Peter Boyer

Party politics is making it impossible to get traction on climate policy at higher levels of government, but others are stepping up. The modest attendance at a Hobart Town Hall event last week belied the significance of the occasion: the … Continue reading →

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The sad decline of conservative conservationists

Posted on 2 May 2017 by Peter Boyer

Conservative parties fit naturally with environmental imperatives, but they don’t see it. When I was young, conservation and conservatism didn’t seem all that far apart. That makes sense. The words have the same Latin root, meaning to save, preserve or … Continue reading →

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How polar-fleece turns out to be a health hazard

Posted on 12 July 2016 by Peter Boyer

Those wonderfully warm synthetic winter jackets that have taken over from winter woollies are also a primary source of damaging marine pollution. Along with countless millions around the world, I find a polar-fleece jacket an ideal winter garment. I’m wearing one … Continue reading →

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