Tag Archives: Steve Fielding

A faint glimmer through a murky haze

Posted on 16 February 2010 by Peter Boyer

Australian politics is much preoccupied with climate change these days, but so far it’s nearly all noise. A new carbon price proposal offers some faint hope. [16 February 2010 | Peter Boyer] The climate debate is getting noisy . Before, it … Continue reading →

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Lesson from last week: don’t leave it all to the politicians

Posted on 8 December 2009 by Peter Boyer

It’s hard to know whether Tony Abbott’s accession to opposition leadership is a plus or a minus for climate policy, though early signs aren’t promising. One thing’s for certain: we would be foolish to expect our politicians to solve this … Continue reading →

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Warming air and acid ocean: thoughts for Senator Fielding

Posted on 16 June 2009 by Peter Boyer

It’s no bad thing that Senator Stephen Fielding has decided to check out global warming for himself. But he’d be wise not to put too much faith in Andrew Bolt’s contrarian views.

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