Tasmanian Times
Environment
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798Race to save Ecuador’s ‘lungs of the world’ park
Image, HERE The Yasuni National Park, known as “the lungs of the world” and one of the most bio-diverse places on earth,...
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Wood smoke adds billions to health bill, says report
Smoke haze over Hobart THE smoky haze from wood fires is Sydney’s biggest source of air pollution in winter, and wood smoke...
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Wind Power Australia – The Musselroe Wind Farm Travesty In Tasmania
Pic: Rob Walls, HERE Why is it that some of the most pristinely beautiful sites are the ones chosen for those new...
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The fundamental injustice of the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995
Image, HERE The fundamental injustice of the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 arises from the way the state government grants these exploration...
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Harp Seals On Thin Ice After 32 Years of Warming
ScienceDaily (Jan. 4, 2012) — Warming in the North Atlantic over the last 32 years has significantly reduced winter sea ice cover...
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A Million Horses: Hydro’s powerful heritage
Tungatinah power station, in the gorge of the Nive River FEBRUARY 17 is the closing date for public comment on proposed reforms*...
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Skilling the Food Bowl
Picture: Kevin Lock Liberals to tackle agricultural skills challenges The Liberals today launched a new round of policy work to address the...
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Six weeks since I touched the ground. Milne: Answer these questions …
Miranda in a high wind. Pic: Alan Lesheim It’s been almost six weeks now since I set foot on the ground. In...
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ANZ urged to call it a day
Between 40 – 50 people gathered outside the Launceston branch of ANZ today as part of a coordinated series of rallies urging...
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Government Must Act before possible Incursion by Japanese Whalers: Greens
With reports that Japanese harpoon ship Yushin Maru No 3 is tailing anti whaling ship Bob Barker as it heads for Australia’s...
