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Our fossil-fuelled heaven is turning apocalyptic

Posted on 13 January 2015 by Peter Boyer

Somehow we have to find a way of connecting political and business talk about fossil fuels with the physical consequences of burning them [13 January 2015 | Peter Boyer] A paper published in the renowned science journal Nature last … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, biodiversity, biological resources, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon cycle, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, coal-fired, divestment, economic activity, energy, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, future climate, gas-fired, growth, investment, leadership, modelling, renewable energy, science | Tagged Australian politics, biodiversity, biological resources, business, carbon, carbon cycle, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, Christophe McGlade, climate politics, climate system, coal-fired, divestment, economic activity, employment, energy, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, future climate, gas-fired, growth, investment, leadership, modelling, Nature, Paul Ekins, renewable energy, science, Simon Bevilacqua, Tony Abbott, University College London | Comments Off

The madness of mining for oil in Alberta

Posted on 6 January 2015 by Peter Boyer

The things we will do for a quick buck [6 January 2015 | Peter Boyer] The pictures show rich wheat fields under big prairie skies giving way in the west to rolling foothills and the pine-clad, snow-topped Canadian Rockies. Alberta … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, biodiversity, biological resources, bureaucracy, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate politics, ecology, economic activity, energy, environmental degradation, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, human behaviour, international politics, land use, mining, science, transport fuel, trees | Tagged Alberta, Arctic, Athabasca River, biodiversity, biological resources, bureaucracy, business, Calgary, Canada, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate politics, ecology, economic activity, Edmonton, employment, energy, environmental degradation, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, human behaviour, international politics, investment, land use, mining, Peace River, science, Stephen Harper, Tony Abbott, transport fuel, trees | Comments Off

Plenty of food for thought in national conference

Posted on 1 April 2014 by Peter Boyer

Town and country are joining forces in a big revival of local food. [1 April 2014 | Peter Boyer] On World Environment Day in June last year, when Australians were diverted by Julia Gillard’s battle to save her prime ministership, … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptation, agricultural science, agriculture and farming, Australian politics, biodiversity, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, gardening, permaculture | Tagged adaptation, agricultural science, agriculture and farming, Australian Foos Sovereignty Alliance, Australian politics, Ben Caldecott, biodiversity, Canada, Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies, CERES, Chris Ennis, Community Food Grants, Costa Georgiadis, Cultivating Community, David Karoly, Eco Innovation Lab, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, gardening, Gardening Australia, Hannah Moloney, Julia Gillard, Kirsten Larsen, Local Food Act, National Food Plan, Nel Smit, Nick Rose, OFN, Ontario, Open Food Foundation, Open Food Network, permaculture, Peta Christenson, Senator Joe Ludwig, Stranded Assets Program | Comments Off

Tag Archives: biodiversity

Our fossil-fuelled heaven is turning apocalyptic

The madness of mining for oil in Alberta

Plenty of food for thought in national conference

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