Tag Archives: forests and forestry

How love of nature became an ideology

Posted on 27 October 2015 by Peter Boyer

Dismissing environmental advocacy as left-wing radicalism makes for some ugly politics. [Peter Boyer | 27 October 2015] At primary school I remember doing something called “nature study”, where we collected insects, leaves and such like and discussed them in class. … Continue reading →

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Imagining the world ahead of us

Posted on 4 August 2015 by Peter Boyer

The artist’s vision is an invaluable tool for comprehending what lies ahead [4 August 2015 | Peter Boyer] The 21st century, as one futurist website has it, will bring wondrous advances in medicine and energy but also economic hardship, resource … Continue reading →

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Our love affair with burning stuff

Posted on 19 May 2015 by Peter Boyer

Our governments’ addiction to fossil fuels won’t matter if the financial tap is turned off [19 May 2015 | Peter Boyer] Fire and the fuels that feed it have been our bosom companions for as long as we’ve walked the … Continue reading →

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