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Tasmania joins the mad coal party

Posted on 26 November 2013 by Peter Boyer

If you think Tasmania’s isolation protects us from the global madness that is modern coal mining, think again. [26 November 2013 | Peter Boyer] Let’s be clear: Employment is important. I have no problem with corporations paying people to dig … Continue reading →

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Face it, the Rio summit was a failure

Posted on 26 June 2012 by Peter Boyer

Twenty years on, Rio is a shadow of what it represented in 1992. [26 June 2012 | Peter Boyer] If the aim of last week’s “Rio+20” environment summit was to show the world that a sustainable global economy is a … Continue reading →

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The overlooked emissions that we need to account for

Posted on 15 March 2011 by Peter Boyer

Carbon reduction measures won’t be enough to get us to our targets while we continue to overlook significant emission sources. [15 March 2011 | Peter Boyer] If ever there was an issue custom-designed for political carnage, it’s human-induced climate change. … Continue reading →

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