Category Archives: ecology

Home, not-so-sweet Home

Posted on 26 February 2013 by Peter Boyer

There are ways of making homes less burnable, but then there’s nature — especially human nature. [26 February 2013 | Peter Boyer] Some rain has come and, fingers crossed, the bushfire season might just be over — a good time … Continue reading →

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The unpredictable behaviour of butterflies and humans

Posted on 19 February 2013 by Peter Boyer

Barbara Kingsolver’s insight into the complexities of human behaviour. [19 February 2013 | Peter Boyer] Digitising everything is the flavour of our age, but some things can’t be expressed as numbers. I discovered that years ago as a lowly manager … Continue reading →

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At last, an independent assessment of our forest carbon

Posted on 18 September 2012 by Peter Boyer

The arrival of a comprehensive assessment of Tasmania’s forest carbon is a victory for commonsense over ideology. Ideology is the curse of modern humanity. That’s the message from wars and social strife in our time. We couldn’t have built democratic … Continue reading →

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