Climate Tasmania

The chances of us getting through the next decade without significant economic damage are zero, says Nicole Foss [27 May 2012 | Peter Boyer]

Everyone, I’m sure, agrees that some big changes lie ahead. Climate and energy are in the mix, as are governments and economies. All very important, but I reckon that your central concern [...]

Australia’s national climate research agencies have issued their direst warning yet about the state of the climate, but who’s listening? [20 March 2012 | Peter Boyer]
The most remarkable thing about last week’s deceptively-brief “State of the Climate” report is not what it had to say — shocking though that is — but the political context in [...]

The smalltalk of government and corporate leaders masks a potential crisis in the supply of liquid fuels in Australia. [6 March 2012 | Peter Boyer]
Tasmanians should be shielded from rising petrol prices, says RACT spokesman Vince Taskunas, who thinks retailers have kept the cost of this vital commodity artificially high.
His views about local retailers may [...]