Tag Archives: North America

US report: Global warming is real and happening quickly

Posted on 3 August 2010 by Peter Boyer

A leading climate agency presents more powerful evidence that the world is rapidly warming. [3 August 2010 | Peter Boyer] Earth has just experienced its hottest decade since we began measuring such things, and 2010 is on track to be the … Continue reading →

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Pooling our creative resources opens up possibilities

Posted on 15 May 2009 by Peter Boyer

Tackling climate change is above all a creative challenge, in which the arts community plays a crucial role. Continue reading →

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Getting real about forestry emissions

Posted on 21 April 2009 by Peter Boyer

Until our government heeds the science on emissions from clear-felling mature native forest, Tasmania’s official emissions statistics will not tell it as it is. Continue reading →

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