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Despite the cold, Tasmania is warming

Posted on 8 June 2010 by Peter Boyer

It got suddenly chilly in the second week of May, but the cold masks an underlying warming that has continued for over half a century. [8 June 2010 | Peter Boyer] Global warming would have been the farthest thing from your … Continue reading →

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Councils need help in facing climate challenge

Posted on 11 November 2008 by Peter Boyer

Local action is the real test of our response to climate change. Local government can’t do this on its own — it needs state and national support. Continue reading →

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Putting our spare carbon to work

Posted on 5 February 2008 by Peter Boyer

Life-giving carbon can be our salvation in the climate crisis, if only we can shake off old mindsets. Continue reading →

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