The Launceston Examiner
A protest group calling itself the Climate Crime Scene Investigation Unit set up outside woodchipping giant Gunns Limited’s head office in Launceston today. Gunns’ share price also dropped significantly on the ASX in response to comments by former Premier Paul Lennon casting doubt on the company’s proposed mill going ahead.
posted by warrick on November 19, 2008 at 4:05 pm · filed under 
Environment Tasmania
Tasmania’s peak conservation body, Environment Tasmania, has called on Kevin Rudd to reject Professor Ross Garnaut’s low emissions reduction targets. Spokesperson Simon Branigan is quoted as saying “When future generations ask why they have inherited a broken planet, they deserve a better answer than images of Ross Garnaut and Kevin Rudd throwing their hands in the air”.
posted by warrick on October 1, 2008 at 3:32 pm · filed under
ABC Online
At a public forum in Launceston last night, over 200 people heard Gunns’ spokesperson Calton Frame claim that the proposed pulp mill will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 1.1 million tonnes. The Environment Tasmania event heard from Wilderness Society campaigner Vica Bayley,who claimed that this figure excludes the emissions from native forest logged to feed the mill,which are conservatively estimated to release around 10 million tonnes of CO2 per annum - roughly equal to Tasmania’s entire official annual emissions.
posted by warrick on August 21, 2008 at 11:24 am · filed under 
The Mercury
Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett has disputed reports that he claimed, in a conversation with anti-pulp mill campaigners, that Gunns’ would struggle to obtain the necessary finance for the mill or that the government would not compulsorily acquire land needed for a water pipeline which is critical to the mill’s operation.
posted by warrick on August 21, 2008 at 11:09 am · filed under 
The Australian
Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett has distanced himself from statements early in his brief tenure regarding the potential of expanded forest reserves. After pressure from the native forest logging industry, Mr Bartlett said that the potential for changed ‘parameters’ for the industry that he has recognised do not include further protection of native forest.
posted by warrick on June 15, 2008 at 5:00 pm · filed under
Sydney Morning Herald
A national day of action highlighting the ALP’s failure to protect Tasmania’s ancient forests was held to mark World Environment Day. Community members in Hobart, Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle, Brisbane and Darwin targeted Environment Minister Peter Garrett’s continued support for the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement and Gunns Ltd.’s proposed pulp mill.
posted by warrick on June 5, 2008 at 1:45 pm · filed under
The Mercury
Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett has unveiled draft legislation proposing greenhouse emissions reduction targets of 60% by 2050. Significantly, he has recognised the potential for ‘changed parameters’ surrounding the forestry industry. The Tasmanian government is waiting on a report on forestry emissions due in September from Professor Ross Garnaut. The Tasmanian Greens criticised the targets as inadequate and the Liberal’s Will Hodgman accused Mr Bartlett of taking credit for policies proposed by former premier Paul Lennon.
posted by warrick on June 3, 2008 at 11:28 am · filed under
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