Category Archives: energy research

Looking for that spark of island independence

Posted on 19 January 2016 by Peter Boyer

The Basslink failure demands big thinking and home-grown resilience. A century ago Tasmania, with a population less than half of today’s, dug deep into its public purse to invest in generating and distributing electricity. Local councils and private companies supplied … Continue reading →

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Exxon’s long conspiracy of silence

Posted on 22 September 2015 by Peter Boyer

The failure of Exxon to act on critically important scientific information 30 years ago is a reflection on us all. [22 September 2015 | Peter Boyer] The Pullitzer-prizewinning US news service Inside Climate News has just lifted the lid on … Continue reading →

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The surprising achievements of Elon Musk

Posted on 16 June 2015 by Peter Boyer

A US entrepreneur is revealing one of the many positive sides of curbing emissions [16 June 2015 | Peter Boyer] The splash of light that Dark Mofo brings to Hobart tells us a lot about ourselves. As much as we … Continue reading →

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