Pulp Mill Media Releases
- Has Gunns misled the ASX? - January 07, 2009
- Garrett leaves door open for pulp mill despite serious concerns over pollution - January 05, 2009
- January 5 should be end of the road for Gunn's pulp mill - December 16, 2008
- Wood supply deal confirms controversial native forest feedstock for pulp mill - December 02, 2008
- Opportunity approaches for Gunns to prove The Wilderness Society wrong - November 28, 2008
- Congratulations to Lisa Singh on ministerial appointment - November 27, 2008
- Premier Bartlett congratulated on stance against pulp mill pipeline - November 26, 2008
- Tasmanian Government congratulated for axing pulp mill steering committee, put permits still to be cancelled - November 25, 2008
- Premier Bartlett should support West Tamar Council on pipeline refusal - November 22, 2008
- Over 2000 call on Tasmanian Premier to hold his 'Line in the sand' against the Tamar Valley pulp mill. - November 24, 2008
Claims by Gunns Ltd that all approvals for construction of the controversial Tasmanian pulp mill have been granted could be misleading to both the public, the ASX and shareholders, the Wilderness Society said today.
Gunns granted another extension following failure to meet assessment deadlines. Gunns, the proponent of the Tasmanian pulp mill has today again failed to meet deadlines and demonstrate that its project can satisfy environmental safeguards, The Wilderness Society said. The project should be abandoned for the benefit of the community and the natural environment.
On the 4th Anniversary of Gunns’ formal application to build a pulp mill, The Wilderness Society is calling on Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett not to give Gunns a birthday present of another extension for the pulp mill.
The extension of the controversial native forest-based wood supply deal for Gunns’ pulp mill increases the uncertainty of the mill by locking in dependence on a highly controversial resource that promises decades of public protest over forest exploitation in Tasmania.
On November 30, Gunns has the chance to prove the Wilderness Society wrong by renegotiating the wood supply deal with Forestry Tasmania to leave out native forests.
The Wilderness Society today offered its congratulations to Lisa Singh on her recent appointment as minister in the Bartlett government. Ms Singh has displayed independence, ethics and a preparedness to stand up to poor party policy and we hope she can offer much needed support for the new direction Premier Bartlett has been promising Tasmanians.
The Wilderness Society congratulates Premier David Bartlett on his commitment not to compulsorily acquire land to allow the pipeline for Gunns’ proposed pulp mill.
The Wilderness Society congratulates the Tasmanian Government for axing the Pulp Mill Steering Committee and standing by a commitment to end the sovereign risk deal. The Premier now needs to stand by his commitment to the people of Tasmania and end all government support for the project, which means cancelling pulp-mill pollution permits and the native-forest wood supply deal.
The Wilderness Society urges the Bartlett Government to hold its line in the sand on Gunns’ proposed pulp mill and end all state-government involvement in the project after 30 November.
Over 2000 people turned out in cold, blustery conditions today at Kingston Beach south of Hobart to form a line in the sand against Gunns' proposed pulp mill. The line was well over a kilometre long at the high-tide level on the beach.
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