Category Archives: economic threat from climate

The sad decline of conservative conservationists

Posted on 2 May 2017 by Peter Boyer

Conservative parties fit naturally with environmental imperatives, but they don’t see it. When I was young, conservation and conservatism didn’t seem all that far apart. That makes sense. The words have the same Latin root, meaning to save, preserve or … Continue reading →

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Realists, butterflies and the lunacy that is Carmichael

Posted on 18 April 2017 by Peter Boyer

It’s up to science, not Barnaby Joyce, to determine what’s real and what isn’t.   In Barnaby Joyce’s eyes, people who support schemes like Queensland’s proposed $21.7 billion Carmichael coal mine are “realists”. Those who don’t are people who prefer … Continue reading →

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Sea level: doing nothing is no option

Posted on 4 April 2017 by Peter Boyer

The inevitability of future sea level rise requires action now. I take my hat off to Hobart City for its persistent efforts to get its people engaged with that bothersome matter of climate change, specifically what it will do to … Continue reading →

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