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Energy conservation: the only game in town

Posted on 30 March 2011 by Peter Boyer

Paper given at Climate Action Hobart forum, “Tasmania’s Energy Future” [Peter Boyer | 30 March 2011] Half a century ago, a seminar about Tasmania’s energy future would have been a pretty predictable affair. Eric Reece [Premier through the 1960s], Alan … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyond Zero Emissions, biological resources, biomass energy, built environment, carbon, carbon sequestration, Climate Action Hobart, climate politics, community action, consumption, economic activity, education, emissions trading, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, growth, hydro, marine organisms, nuclear, organisations and events, peak oil, psychology, social and personal issues, social mindsets, solar, Tasmanian politics, wind | Tagged Alan Knight, Aurora Energy, Australia, Barry Brook, Basslink, Beyond Zero Emissions, biological resources, biomass energy, built environment, carbon, carbon sequestration, Climate Action Hobart, climate change, climate politics, community action, consumption, Dr Helen Caldicott, economic activity, education, emissions trading, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, Eric Reece, ERM Power, fossil fuels, global warming, growth, Harry Saunders, hydro, Hydro Tasmania, Hyrdo-Electric Commission, Jevons Paradox, Jim Bacon, marine organisms, National Broadband Network, National Electricity Market, nuclear, organisations and events, peak oil, psychology, rebound effect, social and personal issues, social mindsets, solar, Steve Sorrell, Tasmania, Tasmanian politics, Transend, University of Sussex, William Stanley Jevons, wind | Comments Off

The vulnerability of natural diversity

Posted on 7 September 2010 by Peter Boyer

The loss of biodiversity is the most potentially devastating outcome of carbon pollution by humans. Australians have lived for two long by the outmoded mindset that says we can manage without other species. We must do more to keep what natural … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture and farming, biodiversity, biological resources, carbon, changes to climate, climate system, consumption, economic activity, environmental degradation, forests and forestry, future climate, growth, land use, marine organisms, ocean acidification, science, social and personal issues, social mindsets, trees | Tagged agriculture and farming, Anthropocene, Australia, biodiversity, biological resources, carbon, changes to climate, climate change, climate system, consumption, Cristian Samper, economic activity, environmental degradation, forests and forestry, future climate, global warming, growth, land use, Louise Gilfedder, marine organisms, ocean acidification, science, Smithsonian Institution, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Tasmania, trees | Comments Off

We need a weather eye on the ocean

Posted on 22 June 2010 by Peter Boyer

The world ocean is the biggest heat store on the planet and a determining factor in global climate, yet we continue to overlook what’s happening there. [22 June 2010 | Peter Boyer] We know a lot about the land that we live on, … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, biological resources, carbon, changes to climate, climate system, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, future climate, marine organisms, ocean acidification, oceanography, science, Southern Ocean | Tagged Antarctic, Australia, biological resources, Bureau of Meteorology, carbon, changes to climate, climate change, climate system, CSIRO, Dr Bronte Tilbrook, East Australian Current, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, future climate, global warming, Maatsuyker Island, marine organisms, ocean acidification, oceanography, Port Davey, science, Southern Ocean, Tasmania | Comments Off

Tag Archives: marine organisms

Energy conservation: the only game in town

The vulnerability of natural diversity

We need a weather eye on the ocean

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