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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Sitting on low simmer, it’s hard to notice the difference
It’s hard to spot the wheelbarrow for the straw, or the climate for the weather. Which is why we need science and its time-honoured method. [22 February 2011 | Peter Boyer] There’s a well-worn joke about a bloke coming off a … Continue reading
Posted in atmospheric science, changes to climate, climate system, future climate, human behaviour, modelling, NASA-GISS, psychology, science, scientific method, social and personal issues, social mindsets, temperature
Tagged atmospheric science, Australia, changes to climate, climate change, climate system, future climate, global warming, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Hadley Centre, human behaviour, James Hansen, Japanese Meteorological Agency, Met Office, modelling, NASA-GISS, psychology, science, scientific method, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Tasmania, temperature, University of East Anglia
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Challenges and opportunities in a new-age energy market
Tasmania’s electricity market is set to become more competitive. Where is this trend taking us? [15 February 2011 | Peter Boyer] The story of Tasmania’s electricity market gets murkier by the day. To the public shock over power prices has … Continue reading
Posted in business, investment, employment, economic activity, energy, gas-fired, hydro, social and personal issues, social mindsets
Tagged Aurora Energy, Australia, Bass Strait, Basslink, business, investment, employment, Chris Harries, climate change, economic activity, energy, ERM Power, gas-fired, global warming, Goanna Energy Consulting, hydro, Hydro Tasmania, Marc White, National Electricity Market, NEM, Queensland, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Tasmania, Transend, Victoria
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Giving nature a place in the Church
Adrian Doyle is an unlikely environmental champion, but he’s pushing his church to become more aware of the importance of the natural world. [8 February 2010 | Peter Boyer] In 2005, before Al Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth put climate … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, biological resources, Catholic Church, community action, consumption, economic activity, education, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, human behaviour, leadership, organisations and events, public opinion, religion, social and personal issues, social mindsets
Tagged Al Gore, Archbishop Adrian Doyle, Australia, Australian Bishops’ Conference, biodiversity, biological resources, Bishop Christopher Toohey, Catholic Church, climate change, Colin Brown, community action, Compass, consumption, economic activity, education, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, global warming, human behaviour, John Knox, leadership, organisations and events, Pope John Paul II, public opinion, religion, Ride the Talk, Sean McDonagh, Senator Christine Milne, social and personal issues, social mindsets, St Francis of Assisi, Styx Valley, Tasmania
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