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Beware the bedtime stories

Posted on 22 November 2011 by Peter Boyer

As the contrarian movement seeks to lull us to sleep with false reassurances, the IEA adds its voice to a rising tide of concern. [22 November 2011 | Peter Boyer] There’s an old-fashioned view that blokes and bedside stories don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, contrarians, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, fossil fuels, future climate, human behaviour, international meetings, international politics, science, social and personal issues, temperature, transport fuel | Tagged Australia, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate change, climate politics, climate system, contrarians, Durban, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, Fatih Birol, fossil fuels, future climate, global warming, human behaviour, International Energy Agency, international meetings, international politics, science, social and personal issues, South Africa, Tasmania, temperature, transport fuel | Comments Off

So we have a carbon tax. What happens now?

Posted on 15 November 2011 by Peter Boyer

The passing of the carbon pricing legislation was a history-making event, but it is just the start of a long journey. [15 November 2011 | Peter Boyer] “Today we have made history,” Julia Gillard told a packed news conference in … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon offsetting, carbon tax, climate politics, economic activity, economic restructuring, emissions trading, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, human behaviour, leadership, peak oil, public opinion, renewable energy, social and personal issues, solar, wind | Tagged Australia, Australian politics, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Barnaby Joyce, Biodiversity Fund, Bob Brown, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon offsetting, carbon tax, Christine Milne, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, climate change, Climate Change Authority, climate politics, economic activity, economic restructuring, emissions trading, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, Eric Abetz, global warming, Gough Whitlam, Greg Combet, human behaviour, International Energy Agency, John D. Liu, Julia Gillard, leadership, peak oil, public opinion, renewable energy, Rob Oakeshott, Robert Menzies, social and personal issues, solar, Tasmania, Tony Windsor, Wayne Swan, wind | Comments Off

A lesson from the Great Depression

Posted on 12 July 2011 by Peter Boyer

Franklin Roosevelt’s advice to his people to get together and start doing things is being applied by local governments in preparing for future oil scarcity [12 July 2011 | Peter Boyer] It’s hard to imagine a bleaker outlook than what … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon, cars, climate politics, community action, energy, energy conservation, fossil fuels, human behaviour, leadership, local government, peak oil, psychology, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Transition, transport, transport fuel | Tagged Australia, carbon, cars, climate change, climate politics, community action, Damon Thomas, Dr Fatih Birol, energy, energy conservation, fossil fuels, Franklin D. Roosevelt, global warming, Hepburn Shire, Hobart City Council, human behaviour, Huon Council, International Energy Agency, leadership, Liz Smith, local government, peak oil, Peak Oil Tasmania, Philip Cocker, psychology, Rob Valentine, Rod May, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Sustainable Councils Conference, Tasmania, Transition, transport, transport fuel, Washington | Comments Off

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Beware the bedtime stories

So we have a carbon tax. What happens now?

A lesson from the Great Depression

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