Environment
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Tasmania should end native forest logging
Federal MPs, an Olympic champion and acclaimed authors are among dozens of high-profile names urging the Tasmanian government to end to native forest logging...
First Nations perspective on what should happen to native forests when logging ends
The end of native forest logging in Victoria announced last week was met with joy from conservationists and shock from timber industry workers. To date, this has...
Meet the Frackers: Schlumberger aka SLB
Schlumberger Limited is an oilfield services company based in Houston, Texas that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext Paris, the London...
Meet the Frackers: Arrow Energy Holdings Pty Ltd
Arrow Energy is an unlisted company owned by Shell and PetroChina and is one of the largest integrated energy companies in Australia.In 2010 in...
A burnt &Â logged nature reserve is not a nature reserve
Many Immediate Protection Areas were established in forests already burned, logged, or both, meaning their value as habitat was limited. Some areas even appeared to have been chosen because they were no longer needed for logging, rather than for their conservation value. As we accelerate plans to protect more Australian habitat, we must watch for problems like this. Land with high conservation value must be prioritised for protection.
Logging burns conceal industrial pollution in the name of ‘community safety’
In 2018, Melbourne and large areas of Central Victoria, experienced days of smoke haze and poor air quality warnings as a result of planned burns. It’s...
Carbon Credits Used to Plug Orphan Oil & Gas Wells for Methane Emissions
Carbon Credits Used to Plug Orphan Oil & Gas Wells American Carbon Registry's (ACR) has published a new methodology for quantifying and validating greenhouse gas...
Logged native forests mostly end up in landfill
The first myth we want to address is logging native forests is beneficial because the carbon is stored in wood products. This argument depends on the proportion of forest biomass ending up in wood products, and how long they last before ending up in landfill.
Victoria’s exit from native forest logging is welcome & long overdue
By the end of the year, Victoria’s trouble-plagued native forest industry will end – six years ahead of schedule. The state’s iconic mountain ash...
Victorian Government to end native forest logging
23 May 2023 - Conservationists celebrate reports that state government will end native forest logging by the end of the year. This morning the ABC has reported that...