Category Archives: gas-fired

The unrecognised cost of discarding and forgetting

Posted on 31 May 2016 by Peter Boyer

A tax on the dumping of waste today will lessen the burden later Like clockwork, each week we line our streets with bins of stuff we don’t want, and each week the stuff is whisked away, out of sight and out of mind. … Continue reading →

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University should take lead on fossil fuel stocks

Posted on 13 October 2015 by Peter Boyer

Coal’s future looks gloomy, both ethically and financially. Now’s the time for the University of Tasmania to get out. [13 October 2015 | Peter Boyer] Volkswagen’s cheating scandal, a marketing and financial calamity for the giant car-maker, could trigger a … Continue reading →

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Our love affair with burning stuff

Posted on 19 May 2015 by Peter Boyer

Our governments’ addiction to fossil fuels won’t matter if the financial tap is turned off [19 May 2015 | Peter Boyer] Fire and the fuels that feed it have been our bosom companions for as long as we’ve walked the … Continue reading →

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