Tasmanian Times
Environment
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Forests and carbon
Robert LePage A recent claim that the so-called sustainable forestry practiced by Forestry Tasmania maintains or even increases carbon, stored in the...
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Challenge to ‘democratist’ Bartlett
Kim Booth Greens MR Greens Shadow Pulp Mill spokesperson Kim Booth MP said that concerns raised during debate on the fast-track pulp...
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Moving on from talking the talk
phill Parsons As the Coorong Lakes die and the debate about returning the mouth of Australia’s most important river system to its...
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How to Survive the Triple Whammy of Energy, Food and Climate Crises
John Feffer In the long run, the only realistic response is a comprehensive program to address, in tandem, the triple crises of...
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Solar panels law makes greens see red
Nicholas Kulish The law, the first of its kind in Germany, would require solar panels not only on new buildings but also...
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Gunns’ builder doubts mill; plantation sale; modules
Sue Neales Mercury TASMANIAN timber company Gunns Limited has announced the planned sale of a large swathe of its tree plantations valued...
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Cat attack
Damien Brown Mercury ANIMAL welfare centres are being forced to kill more than 40 cats per week as stray and feral feline...
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Rivers of poison
Tim Morris Greens MR The Tasmanian Greens today described as “horrifying” the extent of new chemical contamination of the State’s waterways revealed...
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Tasmanians’ $30m gift to the pulp mill
Mike Bolan For whatever reason, the pulp mill has been the almost sole focus of the state government for years. Going by...
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Destroyed by MIS
Bob Loone WHILE drought stricken farmers languish our top farms being destroyed by MIS Corporations. What about subsidising the relocation of drought...
