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Aviation flies into some very uncertain times

Posted on 4 January 2011 by Peter Boyer

The affluent part of humanity is mobile as it never was before, but there are signs that global travel’s big feast is coming to an end. [4 January 2011 | Peter Boyer] An alien life form wanting to know about … Continue reading →

How climate change is changing us

Posted on 3 July 2010 by Peter Boyer

Keynote address to plenary session 2010 School Conference, School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 2 July 2010. View YouTube video here and here. [3 July 2010 | Peter Boyer] [Professor] Elaine Stratford [head, School of Geography and … Continue reading →

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Why we need climate to be a Tasmanian election issue

Posted on 19 January 2010 by Peter Boyer

Climate change seems to have missed a place on the Tasmanian election agenda. Now a campaign is under way to put it in its rightful place, at the top of Tasmania’s “to do” list. [19 January 2010 | Peter Boyer] Change … Continue reading →

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