Tasmanian Times
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1.0KFear pesticides led to double-headed fish
THE head of the US agency with the task of protecting people and the environment from toxic chemicals has condemned its legal...
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Walk Against Warming this Saturday
The Tasmanian Walk Against Warming will be held this Saturday 12 December in the forests of the Upper Florentine. The event is...
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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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Botch-up of chlorination levels?
Graeme Evans, Sorell Deputy Mayor, in the Mercury’s Letters column today. It’s at odds with Southern Water’s explanation of how e.coli appeared...
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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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Push for Oz emission loophole alleged
AUSTRALIA and other industrialised countries have been accused of pushing for the introduction of a loophole in greenhouse accounting that would ”hide”...
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TARKINE EMERGENCY LISTING EXPOSES BARTLETT GOVERNMENT’S LOOP ROAD BLIND SPOT
The Tasmanian Greens today warmly applauded Federal Environment and Heritage Minister, Peter Garrett’s recognition of the outstanding natural and cultural heritage values...
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Protection move for Tarkine
THE Tarkine wilderness area in Tasmania’s far North-West has been given shock emergency heritage protection. Federal Environment Mminister Peter Garrett announced this...
