Michelle Paine Mercury

Prof Bellamy, who spent his 50th birthday in Risdon jail, led the singing of happy birthday to the river. He attacked Tasmania’s current forestry practices. “You take 2000-year-old trees and turn them into toilet paper. This must be stopped and it can be stopped. In 24 hours, deforestation releases more carbon dioxide than 2.4 million people flying from London to Hobart,” he said. Mr Hawke said the pulp mill was not his decision. But judging by what he had researched, the environmental conditions were not satisfactory, in particular regarding the immediate area and the ocean outfall. Read more, Comment here