Tasmanian Times
Economy
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A waste of taxpayers’ money
Michael Wood from Forestry Tasmania is wrong to suggest that opposition to wood-fired power stations is based on ideology rather than science....
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Paper trees in precious ground
Two huge plantation industries are sweeping Indonesia: palm oil and acacia trees used to make paper. But most of the land left...
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755India maintains its poker face, Africa demands free chips, and Mexico brings it’s own
Copenhagen Texas Hold’em host Connie Hedeggard passed judgement at the halfway mark of proceedings, saying “we have made considerable progress over the...
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It’s capitalism or us, I guess
RECENTLY, an article published on the Bloomberg website entitled ‘China Factory Output Rises 19.2%, More Than Forecast’ has left me rather confused...
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Tarkine Emergency National Heritage Listing
The Tarkine National Coalition has welcomed today’s announcement of the Emergency National Heritage Listing of the Tarkine. Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett...
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Garrett only listening to fringe green groups
Prime Minister Rudd must bring his Environment Minister, Peter Garrett, under control and insist on the Minister conducting real consultation with the...
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Obama dips a toe and REDD gets let out of the cage
Barack Obama has made his first tentative steps towards Copenhagen, invoking the military implications of catastrophic climate change in his Nobel Peace...
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Milne welcomes news of Tarkine heritage listing
Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Christine Milne has welcomed the emergency heritage listing of the Tarkine wilderness by the Federal Minister for Environment...
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Land tax: The real losers
When you have a mess, you have to clean it up. But why did the Land Tax mess occur? It was a...
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Low point for Tasmanian timber. Woodchip prices up in US
He said FEA’s been struggling since the collapse of the managed forest investment schemes, Timbercorp and Great Southern. Read more HERE Rapid...
