Monthly Archives: October 2012

How food, or its absence, is shaping our future

Food is looming as the next big global crisis [16 October 2012 | Peter Boyer] In the next few years, expect to see a couple of bits of human anatomy — each in its own way a useful barometer of … Continue reading

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Adaptation issues: another step in a glacial progress

The progress of Tasmania’s climate program will remain excruciatingly slow so long as key people remain disengaged. [9 October 2012 | Peter Boyer] The state government’s release last week of an “issues paper” on adapting to climate change, a month … Continue reading

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Sustainability: a matter of public interest

Our first priority in finding a sustainable pathway is to attend to our neglected public space. [2 October 2012 | Peter Boyer] Confidence is everything. It can make an apparently hopeless cause seem possible and transform what seems a threatening … Continue reading

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