Climate Tasmania

A Tasmanian take on the thorniest global issue since the dinosaurs. Based on Peter Boyer’s newspaper column in the Hobart Mercury.

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Climate Reality

The Climate Reality Project (originally named The Climate Project), founded by Al Gore, came to Australia in 2006. There are five Al Gore-trained Climate Reality volunteer presenters in Tasmania. To book a presentation for your school, community or workplace group, email Sustainable Living Tasmania or telephone (03) 62345566. The Climate Reality Project is administered in Australia by the Australian Conservation Foundation.

Some good ideas to keep politicians occupied

Politicians appear to have lost direction. Phil Harrington has some climate change policy ideas that should keep Tasmania’s politicians occupied for the rest of their careers—and beyond. [25 August 2009 | Peter Boyer]
At a certain age, it’s said, nostalgia kicks in and you start thinking everything’s going to the dogs. I don’t know if it’s happening [...]

Those who say, and those who do

A group of young people has answered the challenge to live in a more sustainable manner by securing University support for a community food growing and marketing centre, The Source Wholefoods.