Climate Tasmania

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 [...]

Anxiety about future energy security is a big factor in the inability of nations to reach agreement on carbon emissions. Peak oil will soon become a big headache for Tasmania. [7 December 2010 | Peter Boyer]

The balmy seaside air of the Mexican resort city of Cancún seems no more conducive to global agreement on climate [...]

Transport is Tasmania’s largest source of carbon emissions, so any idea that promises to reduce car usage is very welcome. The proposal to re-open Hobart’s northern suburbs rail line for commuter transport is now getting the attention it deserves. 9 November 2010 | Peter Boyer]
It is surely impossible to have lived in Tasmania over the past [...]