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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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How climate change is changing us

Posted on 3 July 2010 by Peter Boyer

Keynote address to plenary session 2010 School Conference, School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 2 July 2010. View YouTube video here and here. [3 July 2010 | Peter Boyer] [Professor] Elaine Stratford [head, School of Geography and … Continue reading →

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Despite the cold, Tasmania is warming

Posted on 8 June 2010 by Peter Boyer

It got suddenly chilly in the second week of May, but the cold masks an underlying warming that has continued for over half a century. [8 June 2010 | Peter Boyer] Global warming would have been the farthest thing from your … Continue reading →

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