Never underestimate the political powers of persuasion exercised by the
proponents of billion dollar developments, particularly in
geographically isolated and economically vulnerable regions such as
Tasmania.
I think I heard a token reference to Wedge-Tailed Eagles in the
discussion on environmental conditions.
Regards, Laurie.
On Thursday, October 4, 2007, at 09:05 PM, Rosemary Royle wrote:
"The debate about whether or not it was in Australia's best long-term
interest to cut down trees and turn them into low-value pulp never got
a guernsey."
From the other side of the world it seems difficult to believe, in
fact it seems almost criminal, that it is still possible to build a
pulp mill and feed it with native forest in a country like Australia.
I know the UK is not a good example - we chopped our forests down
hundreds of years ago for ships, houses and charcoal. But most wood
pulp in Europe now comes from managed forests in Scandinavia.
Rosemary Royle, Wales, UK
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