• Gunns encouraged to move away from conflict approach to Tassie’s forests 04/02/2010
    Submitted:
    04-Feb-2010 12:00 AM

    Tasmania’s peak environment body has encouraged Gunn’s to move away from the conflict approach to Tasmania’s forests, as another case between Gunns and environmental protestors goes to court today. The court case against 13 forest campaigners is occurring less than a week after Gunns made the commendable decision to drop the Gunns 20 court action last week.

  • Environment policy put on Election Agenda 03/02/2010
    Submitted:
    03-Feb-2010 12:00 AM

    Tasmanian Environment groups have today put the environment firmly on the State Election agenda - calling for major policy commitments from all political parties between now and election day.

  • Climate change plan gives green light for native forest power stations and ignores protection of forests 02/02/2010
    Submitted:
    02-Feb-2010 12:00 AM

    Following the release of the Tasmanian Government’s ‘wedges project’, environment groups today expressed dismay at the apparent lack of analysis and acceptance of the actual emissions from forestry activities and the immediate climate benefits that could be achieved by protecting native forests.

  • Tamar Valley Inappropriate Location for Pulp Mill – but plantations announcement welcomed 06/01/2010
    Submitted:
    06-Jan-2010 12:00 AM

    Tasmania’s peak environment body has welcomed Gunns Ltd’s announcement that they will end the sourcing of any native forest timber for the proposed pulp mill, but have made it clear that the range of other major environmental problems associated with the proposed mill continues to make the Tamar Valley an inappropriate and unacceptable location for a pulp mill in Tasmania.

  • Thousands support Walk Against Warming in Tassie’s forests 12/12/2009
    Submitted:
    12-Dec-2009 12:00 AM

    Over 2000 Tasmanians joined the Walk Against Warming in the carbon-dense forests of the Upper Florentine. The crowd urged world leaders meeting in Copenhagen to take urgent action on climate change, including the protection of the world’s forests.

  • CYCLISTS SEND MESSAGE TO COPENHAGEN: Walk Against Warming bike-riders leave for Upper Florentine 10/12/2009
    Submitted:
    10-Dec-2009 12:00 AM

    A team of 9 cyclists began their ride to the Upper Florentine today for the Walk Against Warming. Riders are travelling to the event using pedal-power to promote the Walk and to encourage other Tasmanians to use sustainable transport options, such as car-pooling and buses.

  • Walk Against Warming bike-riders join Critical Mass 27/11/2009
    Submitted:
    27-Nov-2009 12:00 AM

    A community bike ride to the Upper Florentine for the Walk Against Warming next month will be promoted today during Critical Mass. Critical Mass is a monthly gathering in Hobart which promotes cycling as an alternative means of transport.

  • Rudd’s CPRS not what Australians want or Copenhagen needs 24/11/2009
    Submitted:
    24-Nov-2009 12:00 AM

    Environment Tasmania, the state’s peak environment body, has described negotiated amendments to the already flawed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) as unacceptable and a great disservice to every person who voted for Kevin Rudd because they wanted real action on climate change.

  • Pollution Governance Under The Spotlight 21/11/2009
    Submitted:
    21-Nov-2009 12:00 AM

    Today, individuals and groups from across the State met in Launceston under the banner of Pollution Information Tasmania (PIT). Yesterday, PIT also launched the Tasmanian Ecotoxicology Research Fund, including the funds first educational brochure about pesticide contamination of our water
    catchments.

  • SALINITY CONCERN OVER IRRIGATION PLAN 29/9/2008
    Submitted:
    29-Sep-2009 12:00 AM

    Conservationists are concerned that if not handled sensitively, a Tasmanian Government irrigation proposal may risk the midlands region being turned into a ‘Mini-Murray’ if irrigation of very dry and high salt areas occurs, as this would be likely to worsen salinity and kill off productive farmland over the longer-term.