Climate Tasmania

Address to the 15th International Environmental Forum, Hobart, 10 and 11 December 2011. Conference theme: Ethical Responses to Climate Change [11 December 2011 | Peter Boyer]
I’ll start at the beginning. Or about 56 million years ago, when the dinosaurs had only recently been extinguished and mammals were in the early stages of their evolution. There [...]

In these trying times, we can gain strength from each other and the natural world. [29 November 2011 | Peter Boyer]
As I write this there’s a glorious day outside. Green grass is still moist from yesterday’s showers, buds everywhere are bursting into flower and leaf, and the dog lies snoozing in the sun. All would [...]

Are we hard-wired to ignore problems till they happen? A “game theory” research project and a neurological study suggest we are. [8 November 2011 | Peter Boyer]
Trouble is brewing in the Himalayas, in the form of 20,000 glacial lakes. Some are enlargements of old lakes, but most are just a few years or decades old. [...]