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Flannery puts the case for hope

Posted on 30 September 2010 by Peter Boyer

Hope is the message that emerges from a sweeping analysis of our present time on Earth. This is Tim Flannery’s best book yet. [30 September 2010 | Peter Boyer] Tim Flannery’s new book, Here on Earth, is the story of … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture and farming, biodiversity, biological resources, book reviews, carbon emissions and targets, carbon record, carbon sequestration, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, community action, consumption, economic activity, economic threat from climate, energy, energy efficiency, environmental degradation, future climate, international politics, land use, natural events, psychology, science, sea level, social and personal issues, social mindsets, waste | Tagged agriculture and farming, Alfred Russel Wallace, Australia, biodiversity, biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon record, carbon sequestration, changes to climate, Charles Darwin, climate change, climate politics, climate system, community action, consumption, economic activity, economic threat from climate, energy, energy efficiency, environmental degradation, future climate, Gaia, global warming, Here on Earth, international politics, James Lovelock, land use, natural events, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, psychology, Richard Dawkins, science, sea level, social and personal issues, social mindsets, The Eternal Frontier, The Future Eaters, The Weather Makers, Tim Flannery, waste | Comments Off

Facing the sustainability challenge

Posted on 11 June 2008 by Peter Boyer

The task of reducing carbon emissions is a very tough one, for politicians and the rest of us alike, but it is not an impossible one. We need to put our fears aside and take the plunge into a new way of seeing and doing things. Continue reading →

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Climate change is the responsibility of everyone

Posted on 3 May 2008 by Peter Boyer

In tackling the challenge of climate change we need to abandon old prejudices, cross borders into unfamiliar territory, and speak to our enemies. This is a task for everyone. Continue reading →

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