Monthly Archives: October 2012

The price we’re paying for a budget surplus

The federal government’s determination to keep its budget in the black is a serious threat to Tasmanian-based climate science. [30 October 2012 | Peter Boyer] In Italy they’ve starting jailing scientists who make mistakes. Six Italian scientists got six-year sentences … Continue reading

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Wake-up calls from the real world

What sort of climate calamity will it take to stir humanity into action? [23 October 2012 | Peter Boyer] There’s a lot of black humour about in climate science circles these days. Here’s a sample from a CSIRO seminar on … Continue reading

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Don’t trust your Stone Age brain: it’s unsustainable

by Helen Camakaris, Honorary Fellow, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne First published 29 August 2012 by The Conversation. Posted on Climate Tasmania 18 October 2012. Cognitive dissonance is that uncomfortable feeling we have when we know we … Continue reading

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