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I believe the divine is part of the world, not in a pantheistic way but by way of the movement of the Spirit.

Peter Garrett

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Peter Garrett
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: April 19
Environmentalist
Human Rights Activist
Member Of The Australian House Of Representatives
Peace Activist
Politician
Singer
Sydney
NSW
Peter Robert Garrett
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What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.
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This is the rollcall of evolution happening in the space of a few generations, the greatest loss of living things that make up our biodiversity since the disappearance of the dinosaurs.
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In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents.
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It is now well understood that humans ultimately depend on the health of the planet for their wellbeing.
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The Capitol was an occasion where you arrive at a sign in the road that says you have arrived at a place you may not have expected to be, but you know how you got here: Next!
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Life is very short be willing to serve.
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There was never going to be a right time for a band that was still recording and had health in its environment, had made a very good record and was playing well.
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The forces that are in play on climate change essentially revolve around the generation of power, the transportation of goods and services and people, and the sorts of materials that we use to fuel the whole of our civilisation.
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I don't blame my own parents for the way I grew up, as quite often there is little choice in these issues.
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Climate change is also clearly a matter of huge interest and concern for the scientific community.
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In our early period we pretty much survived or perished on our capacity to reach people, and on getting into the pattern of having no money and playing lots of shows.
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I haven't chosen to make an issue of faith.
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There are a range of associated impacts related to increasing temperatures which affect both evaporation rates and river systems, which are already over stressed, and these will hit farming communities and the health of crop lands.
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Recently though, our State Governments have discussed instigating a carbon trading scheme - the details are still to be decided - and that's an encouraging sign.
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And living in Australia I am relatively well off.
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Our senses convey that all is not well with the natural world.
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Climate change is so big that people who study it.. and many do.. need to speak to it. They must present scientific papers, they must appear in public, they must speak to the media and we must hear their voices. In order to get policy right, policymakers.. governments.. need to make decisions based on sound science.
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Look, very clearly there are things that need to be done urgently in relation to climate change, and of those the most obvious is to have an enforceable and equitable arrangement delivering deep cuts in emissions into the middle of the century.
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