The Australian media has been in a frenzy over a proposed pulp mill for the Tamar Valley in Tasmania. Most recent objections have included the idea that the mill should be located away from wineries. Yesterday, Barry Chipman from the NGO Timber … [Read more...] about The French Mix Pulp Mills & Wineries: A Media Release from Barry Chipman
Forestry
Tasmanian Forests – The Wildcard in Australian Politics
Over the last decade or so Tasmanian forestry issues have emerged as the predictable wildcard in Australian federal politics. I say predictable because the issue is always there but tends to manifests itself in unpredictable ways. At the last … [Read more...] about Tasmanian Forests – The Wildcard in Australian Politics
The Great “Illegal” Logging Swindle
In a note from Gavin, attention is drawn to Tim Curtin and The Great “Illegal” Logging Swindle. It appears that the primary issue concerns the propriety of Australia’s (and other OECD countries including USA and UK) criteria for establishing the … [Read more...] about The Great “Illegal” Logging Swindle
Different Emotional Responses to Mining and Logging in Jarrah Forests: A Note from Boxer
The response by our society to mining on one hand and logging on the other in the jarrah forests of Western Australia could not be more in contrast. Alcoa’s bauxite mining is met with silence, but to oppose logging of virtually any sort (even of … [Read more...] about Different Emotional Responses to Mining and Logging in Jarrah Forests: A Note from Boxer
Tasmanian Pulp Mill assessment process – a note from Cinders
Tasmanian Pulp Mill assessment process vindicated by the Federal court The Federal court confirmed today that the Assessment of Tasmania’s proposed pulp mill was fair and reasonable and that the public had ample opportunity to state their … [Read more...] about Tasmanian Pulp Mill assessment process – a note from Cinders
Bauxite Mining in Jarrah Forests: A Note from Roger Underwood
One of the most interesting anomalies in Australian environmentalism is that the alumina industry is destroying the jarrah forest – and nobody seems to care. At least, nobody is complaining. Open cut mining of State Forests in Western Australia by … [Read more...] about Bauxite Mining in Jarrah Forests: A Note from Roger Underwood
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
