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Dare we mention the n-word?

Posted on 5 November 2013 by Peter Boyer

Nuclear power has been off the agenda in Australia since the 1970s. It’s time to reconsider it. [5 November 2013 | Peter Boyer] I was born in the shadow of the bomb, a year after the Japanese cities of Hiroshima … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate politics, coal-fired, energy, fossil fuels, gas-fired, nuclear, renewable energy | Tagged Australian politics, Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, Chernobyl, climate politics, coal-fired, energy, fossil fuels, Fukushima, gas-fired, Hiroshima, Launceston, Marshall Islands, Nagasaki, Neville Shute, nuclear, On the Beach, Pandora's Promise, renewable energy, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, The China Syndrome, Three Mile Island | 1 Comment

With or without ideology, nuclear’s still a dubious prospect

Posted on 5 April 2011 by Peter Boyer

Along with Fukushima, the nuclear debate’s hotting up, but there are good reasons for Australia to avoid nuclear and focus on energy conservation. [5 April 2011 | Peter Boyer] “Still no discussion on nuclear energy Peter?” asked “Fred”, a recent … Continue reading →

Posted in biofuels, carbon, carbon sequestration, coal-fired, consumption, economic activity, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, marine organisms, nuclear, peak oil | Tagged Adelaide Advertiser, Australia, Barry Brook, Beyond Zero Emissions, biofuels, carbon, carbon sequestration, Chernobyl, climate change, coal-fired, consumption, Dr Helen Caldicott, economic activity, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, Fukushima, global warming, nuclear, peak oil, Tasmania, Three Mile Island | Comments Off

How climate change is changing us

Posted on 3 July 2010 by Peter Boyer

Keynote address to plenary session 2010 School Conference, School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 2 July 2010. View YouTube video here and here. [3 July 2010 | Peter Boyer] [Professor] Elaine Stratford [head, School of Geography and … Continue reading →

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