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Climate studies give us the chance to plan ahead

Posted on 12 October 2010 by Peter Boyer

Our climate future is being unfolded before our eyes. We can ignore the implications, or make early planning decisions to deal with them. [12 October 2010 | Peter Boyer] What’s ahead? Since the year dot, humans have been asking that question. … Continue reading →

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James Hansen interviewed on Australian radio

Posted on 13 March 2010 by Peter Boyer

James Hansen, world-leading climate scientist and Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, talks about his personal, professional and public life in a one-hour interview with Phillip Adams during his visit to Australia in March 2010. [13 March 2010 … Continue reading →

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Funny business over forests

Posted on 26 January 2010 by Peter Boyer

Tasmania stands to benefit from preserving its carbon-rich old forests, but Forestry Tasmania doesn’t seem to want to know. [26 January 2010 | Peter Boyer] In July last year I heard about a Wilderness Society project to assess the amount of … Continue reading →

Posted in biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, climate politics, forest science, forests and forestry, international meetings, international politics, land use, organisations and events, science, Tasmanian politics, trees | Tagged Australia, biological resources, Brendan Mackey, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, Claud Cockburn, climate change, Copenhagen, CSIRO, David Bartlett, forest science, Forestry Tasmania, forests and forestry, global warming, Hans Drielsma, international meetings, international politics, Ken Jeffreys, land use, Martin Moroni, MBAC Consulting, organisations and events, Peter Boyer, science, Tasmania, Tasmanian politics, trees, Wilderness Society, Winston Churchill | Comments Off

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Climate studies give us the chance to plan ahead

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Funny business over forests

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