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Peter Gardner's Climate News and Views for the month of NovemberPeter Gardner has been actively writing articles informing everyone about the current state of our climate, especially in Gippsland. Listed here are his updated news and views for the month of November. Read and be informed. By Portal Admin - 2nd December 2016 - Back to News Peter Gardner is a resident of East Gippsland for almost forty (40 years. He is a member of the Friends of the Library, U3A, East Gippsland Historical Society, Ensay CFA. Swifts Creek/Ensay Landcare Group, the Gippsland Environment Group, the Alternative Technology Association, the Australian Conservation Foundation and the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History.
He writes short essays on climate change, specifically its effect in Gippsland. He is also standing for office as a "climate emergency independent".
Here are the list of his articles for the month of November:
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Some Xmas Reading: Wadhams, Peter. A Farewell to Ice (Allen Lane, 2016)
Got nothing to read on this Christmas vacation? Peter Gardner suggests a book that will give you an insight on the state of our world's ice. Read on.
- Notes on the Raymond Island Sustainability Festival
Take a look at a day in the life of a climate activist, Peter Gardner. Read to know him more.
- Soil carbon and Greenhouse Gases by Alan Broughton
Learn the key to production and profitability of agriculture in this informative article written by Alan Broughton, president of the Organic Agriculture Association, Bairnsdale.
- Drainage, Heavy Rain, Climate Change and Home
Is the standard structure of our current homes, especially drainage, enough to stand against the heavy rains due to climate change? Read and share your thoughts.
- A NZ Climate News Story from Yesterday
An extraordinary, brief article published more than 100 years ago (1912) in country New Zealand captured the attention of a climate activist. Read to know why.
- Starting the Just Transition by Lorraine Bull
The future of Latrobe Valley will be a lot favourable to our environment due to the Paris agreement where Australia is committed. Read to know the plans for this.
- Scott Power of BOM at Raymond Island
Meet Dr Scott Power of BOM, a highly qualified speaker in the recent Sustainability Festival. Read on.
- Notes on the East Gippsland Shire Election
Peter Gardner has been a regular standing candidate in the elections over the last years. Know what he learned from those years of experience.
- Sustainability Festival at The Abbey by Edie Ashley
Have a glimpse of what happened in one of the activities of The Abbey Program, Sustainability Festival. It was great as described by Edie Ashley. Why? Read the full article.
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