Tasmanian Times
Economy
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941Greens continue push for clean waterways and drinking water
The Tasmanian Greens today reiterated their intention to pursue election commitments related to cleaning up Tasmania’s waterways and drinking water supplies, following...
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Davo’s smokewatch
Sun goes down over Lungcesstonne, We are watching, smoking is good for you … Earlier: The Failure of the Environmental Protection Authority,...
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A blunt warning from Britain
Somewhat obscured by the UK election results drama last week, the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King gave an extraordinary...
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Asbestos silence
On February 26, 2009, in a dawn raid, the Huon Valley Council staged a lightning demolition of Franklin’s iconic mid-20th century football...
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Forestry: We were warned …
Tom Ellison, then finance writer for The Examiner, raised the alarm bells about Forestry Tasmania’s dismal performance in 2006. He wrote then...
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Forestry Tasmania is the stumbling block
FT’s Managing Director Bob Gordon was recently reported in the Mercury HERE as saying, in explanation of FT’s current woes, “(w)e hit...
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The great Gunns sell-off
Timber company Gunns is selling off what is being described as one of the largest offerings of land in Tasmanian history. Gunns...
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Global extinctions accelerating – the World gets another Wake Up call on biodiversity loss
On Monday this week (10 May 2010) United Nations General Secretary, Ban Ki-moon released the latest outlook report equivalent of the United...
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Syngenta science debunked
Latest from the Pesticide Action Network’s Weekly News Update on Pesticides, Health and Alternatives: Syngenta science debunked; U.S. pledges global GMO push;...
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The Gulf of Mexico mess
Graphic image of a catastrophe …
