Category Archives: air transport

Transport by aircraft

Is this the future we had to have?

Posted on 22 August 2009 by Peter Boyer

The Age of Stupid is not some flight of fancy. It’s sobering to realise that the frightening scenarios presented in this 2009 feature film are firmly rooted in real, current scientific research. [21 August 2009 | Peter Boyer] Remarks to the … Continue reading →

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Rail: do we have the vision to make it work?

Posted on 20 January 2009 by Peter Boyer

Rail is known to be an effective means of mass transportation in a fuel-starved world. Does Tasmania have what it takes to revive its lost passenger rail service? Continue reading →

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Transport fuel: Tasmania’s Achilles heel

Posted on 6 January 2009 by Peter Boyer

Tasmania, fully reliant on imported oil, needs to look for alternatives sooner rather than later. Continue reading →

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