Climate Tasmania

It’s full ahead for natural gas, but speed bumps are looming ahead. [26 April 2011 | Peter Boyer]
Between opposing sides in Australia’s climate-energy debate is a twilight zone, inhabited by people who think getting on with their business is more important than resolving the argument.
Here, where all the big decisions about our collective future are [...]

Along with Fukushima, the nuclear debate’s hotting up, but there are good reasons for Australia to avoid nuclear and focus on energy conservation. [5 April 2011 | Peter Boyer]
“Still no discussion on nuclear energy Peter?” asked “Fred”, a recent Mercury website correspondent. “What are you afraid of ? Are you being open minded to all [...]

Politics is re-shaping the climate question to suit its own needs. [8 March 2011 | Peter Boyer]
There’s reality, and there’s politics, and for all our efforts to bring them together, they remain utterly, obstinately separate. The carbon tax debate is a case in point.
Tony Abbott’s assault on the tax last week featured two front-benchers, Sophie [...]