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Fight for the Tarkine

Fight for the Tarkine

February 17, 2013 - Despite the Australian Heritage Council’s (AHC) recommendations, Tony Burke last week ruled out heritage listing for Tasmania’s Tarkine region – the only untouched temperate rainforest left standing in the southern ...

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Gilding on Global Crises

Gilding on Global Crises

November 15, 2012 - How prepared are you for the coming crises? A recent speech by Paul Gildings to business leaders is salient to all of us. Consistent with his recent book “the Great ...

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Tasmanian Forests Update

Tasmanian Forests Update

November 13, 2012 - After two years of intense negotiations, the Tasmanian forest peace talks between the environment movement and the timber industry, spectacularly collapsed over the weekend. Despite strong support for an outcome ...

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Children & Nature Seminar

Children & Nature Seminar

November 11, 2012 - ‘Children and Nature: Why they need each other’ was the title of a seminar held last week at the Royal Botanic Garden’s Australian Garden in Cranbourne, Melbourne. The speaker was ...

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Carbon pawprints?

Carbon pawprints?

November 9, 2012 - People around the world are worrying about their carbon footprint. But what about their furry friends’ carbon pawprints?   Guy Pearse, well known for his writing exposing the links between ...

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