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Tim Flannery finds some silver linings

Posted on 29 September 2015 by Peter Boyer

Is there any light down that long dark tunnel? [29 September | Peter Boyer] Spring has sprung and life is full of promise. This is surely a season for hope. In Washington (where it’s autumn), a joint weekend statement by … Continue reading →

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The climate debate: reason is not enough

Posted on 7 July 2015 by Peter Boyer

People up against it find ways of expressing our common humanity [7 July 2015 | Peter Boyer] There’s a connection between the death of a football coach in Adelaide and racist shootings in a South Carolina church, and despite the … Continue reading →

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The danse macabre of politics, business and carbon dioxide

Posted on 24 March 2015 by Peter Boyer

Business’s bottom line is now the favoured target of activists seeking to have an impact on our relentlessly-rising CO2 levels [24 March 2015 | Peter Boyer] By the end of next year, for the first time in human history, the … Continue reading →

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