Tasmanian Times
Forestry
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911Pulp Friction – Fact not Fiction
In 2009, at the height of a passionate public debate on the merits or otherwise of a giant pulp-mill proposed for the...
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Guitar wood supplier predicts sound future
Tasmanian tonewood merchant Robert MacMillan has been in the media lately telling a good news story about the forest industry – a...
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Burke’s listing fails to deliver protection for the Tarkine
Pic: Nicole Anderson The Tarkine National Coalition has condemned Minister Burke’s announcement of a miniscule National Heritage Listing for the Tarkine is...
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Democratic hemlock: saving earth from our animal selves
“What a chimera then is man. What a novelty! What a monster, what chaos, what a contradiction, what a prodigy. Judge of...
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The Committee Chair has a self-disclosed pecuniary interest in Ta Ann Tasmania P/L
Submission to the Legislative Council Select Committee on the Tasmanian Forests Agreement Bill 2012 I seek to make a written submission to...
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A Greenwash
Emma Capp Rob Blakers pic Australian conservationists accused of greenwashing Malaysian potentate’s timber operations Australian groups under fire over misguided trade mission...
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WHA: The Facts
Fact Sheet on the Australian Government’s proposal to extend the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area On 31 January 2013, Environment Minister Tony...
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What’s wrong with Tasmania, Australia’s freeloading state?
For most Tasmanians a darker reality lies behind the seductive tourism brochures showcasing the state’s pristine wilderness, gourmet-magazine articles celebrating its burgeoning...
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Ethanol from eucalypts
Backgrounder articles on the comparative viability of various alternative energy sources: http://peakoiltas.org/2011/05/the-alternatives-to-oil/ http://peakoiltas.org/2011/08/problems-with-alternative-energy/ The bottom line for any energy producing enterprise is...
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Tasmanian Forestry Agreement: The Real Issue
Submission to the Legislative Council January 2013. From: John Hawkins, Bentley, Mole Creek Road, Chudleigh, 7304, Tasmania. Overview The terms of reference...
