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The madness of mining for oil in Alberta

Posted on 6 January 2015 by Peter Boyer

The things we will do for a quick buck [6 January 2015 | Peter Boyer] The pictures show rich wheat fields under big prairie skies giving way in the west to rolling foothills and the pine-clad, snow-topped Canadian Rockies. Alberta … Continue reading →

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The state of our climate

Posted on 20 March 2012 by Peter Boyer

Australia’s national climate research agencies have issued their direst warning yet about the state of the climate, but who’s listening? [20 March 2012 | Peter Boyer] The most remarkable thing about last week’s deceptively-brief “State of the Climate” report is not … Continue reading →

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