Tasmanian Times
Environment
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Union gets its way on green star ratings
THE Green Building Council of Australia has bowed to pressure from the Federal Government and the national forestry union to adopt an...
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764Rosebery: State must act
The Government did not conduct a soil lead investigation in residential Rosebery. It did limited sampling on three properties and therefore it...
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Why Tasmania needs a community-based eco-toxicology research fund
Born in 1953, I’m a Baby Boomer. The demographer and social commentator, Hugh McKay, would be able to tell us about the...
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This Week in Weather
It seems that the global zeitgeist has ferociously outpaced the Rudd government in much the same way that basic reality has outflanked...
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The Rosebery tragedy
The US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in conclusions on their Public Health Assessment of an arsenic/lead contaminated site...
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New thought urged on Tarkine tourism
OFF the top of his head, Graeme Wood reels off potential business ideas that could work in the Tarkine. Drop off and...
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Labour worries plague Gunns pulp mill
Timber giant Gunns still has not secured finance to build its $2.5 billion pulp mill planned for Tasmania’s Tamar Valley. Now it...
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A tribute to Joe
Joe was a staunch, energetic and forthright defender of Australia’s natural environment. He was actively involved in campaigns to protect the Daintree...
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If Nothing Else, Save Farming
I don’t know when global oil supplies will start to decline. I do know that another resource has already peaked and gone...
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Byelections may indicate popularity of Liberal position on the Climate
On the 5th of December two relatively safe Liberal seats will test the voters’ opinion. Higgins in inner Melbourne will have 10...
