Tasmanian Times
Knowledge
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‘Georges Bay Trust’
MEDIA RELEASE – JIM PLAYSTED “The concept of a ‘Georges Bay Trust’ which is managed by local stakeholders and appropriate authority with...
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Economic and Ecological Crises, the Change Vector and Marx
MAX BOUND Marxism, as an analytical, tool can help to provoke creative thinking in terms of how we might develop ideas and...
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Government and Opposition renewables deal welcome: But community will pay so polluters can benefit
CHRISTINE MILNE The Greens today (Sunday) welcomed news that community pressure has ensured that the increased renewable energy target legislation will be...
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Farmers deserve better from supermarkets
KIM BOOTH, Greens Primary Industries spokesperson, www.tas.greens.org.au The Tasmanian Greens today joined the TFGA in calling for greater support for Tasmanian farmers...
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Temporary recession … or the end of growth?
RICHARD HEINBERG Is this essay likely to change the thinking and actions of policy makers? Unfortunately, that is unlikely. Their belief in...
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The cost of wood …
HAKAN EKSTROM Wood costs were 53% of the total production costs for pulp mills worldwide in the 1Q/09, reports the Wood Resource...
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‘Trees of life’ are vital food source
MIRANDA SPITTELER The “famine food” of trees can keep drought-hit communities alive when all other food crops fail, says Miranda Spitteler. In...
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Depleted Uranium Ammunition in Afghan War: New Evidence
ICBUW A classified German Army manual has thrown doubt over US and UK assurances that no depleted uranium munitions have been used...
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This is No Recession – It’s a Planned Demolition
MIKE WHITNEY The United States will not emerge as the center of global demand following the recession. Those days are over. The...
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The Parsons Climate Report
PHILL PARSONS The interactions between the broad elements that drive the earth’s climate are simple when taken one at a time but...
