Monthly Archives: October 2007

What do we want from our political leaders?

Posted on 10 October 2007 by Peter Boyer

For climate action to start to bite, our political leaders have to realise there’s a grave problem. They still seem to be trying to figure this out. Continue reading →

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Time is ticking away

Posted on 9 October 2007 by Peter Boyer

Making inroads into our rising carbon emissions means real, physical action by government, starting now if not earlier, as part of an over-arching climate policy — something our political leaders don’t appear to understand. Continue reading →

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Tomorrow’s forecast: warmer, drier, windier

Posted on 2 October 2007 by Peter Boyer

Global warming will make Tasmania warmer, windier and, for most of us, drier, according to modelling by CSIRO’s Dr Peter McIntosh. Continue reading →

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