Tag Archives: Will Hodgman

The words they dare not speak

Posted on 13 November 2018 by Peter Boyer

For reasons that remain obscure, our governments seem incapable of facing the climate demon As the bone-dry desert kingdom of Jordan suffers its second deadly flash-flood in a fortnight, a placid late autumn in California is suddenly overwhelmed by apocalyptic … Continue reading →

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Pumped hydro: schemes, rhetoric and confusion

Posted on 10 July 2018 by Peter Boyer

There’s plenty of talk around pumped hydro, but so far it’s only adding to the confusion. Politics and commerce are all about negotiation, but man-made climate change is essentially non-negotiable. When they come together, a mess is all but inevitable. Science … Continue reading →

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Electors deserve better on pokies and climate

Posted on 6 March 2018 by Peter Boyer

Why do politicians continue to ignore issues that have voters’ support? In Washington, guns is the big issue in question. In Canberra it was gay marriage until the battle was won last year. In Hobart, pokies. And in all three, … Continue reading →

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