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Is China a window to our own future?

Posted on 29 May 2012 by Peter Boyer

China shows us the best and the worst of unfettered development. It’s keeping us afloat for now, but there are big headaches ahead. [29 May 2012 | Peter Boyer] It used to be said that to see the future we … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture and farming, Australian politics, biodiversity, biological resources, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, consumption, ecology, economic activity, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, food, growth, human behaviour, international politics, land use, leadership, modelling, population, science, social and personal issues, social mindsets, tourism, trees, waste, water | Tagged agriculture and farming, Australian politics, Beijing, biodiversity, biological resources, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, China, climate politics, climate system, Colin Barnett, consumption, CSIRO, ecology, economic activity, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, food, growth, human behaviour, international politics, Jonathan Watts, Karl Marx, land use, leadership, modelling, Perth, population, science, Shanghai, social and personal issues, social mindsets, tourism, trees, United States, waste, water | Comments Off

Reflections on public engagement with the issue of peak oil

Posted on 18 September 2010 by Peter Boyer

In the debate about global sustainability, peak oil has been somewhat sidelined. In seeking a greater public engagement with the energy challenge presented by the prospect of a declining oil supply, we have much to learn from how the public … Continue reading →

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Population overload begins to exercise political minds

Posted on 17 August 2010 by Peter Boyer

Australia’s recent population surge has attracted attention from some influential quarters. [17 August 2010 | Peter Boyer] Eons before Jesus and Solomon walked the earth, humans called Australia home. They were here tens of thousands of years before the last ice … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture and farming, Australian politics, biodiversity, biological resources, climate politics, consumption, economic activity, environmental degradation, food, growth, land use, population, social and personal issues, social mindsets | Tagged Aborigines, agriculture and farming, Anthony Shepherd, Australia, Australian politics, biodiversity, biological resources, climate change, climate politics, consumption, Dick Smith, economic activity, environmental degradation, First Fleet, food, global warming, growth, indigenous Australians, Jesus, John Elliott, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, land use, Murray-Darling, population, Port Jackson, Scott Morrison, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Solomon, Tasmania, Tony Abbott, Tony Bourke, Tony Jones, Transfield Services | Comments Off

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Is China a window to our own future?

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Population overload begins to exercise political minds

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