Gunns' proposed pulp mill
Community opposition to Gunns' proposed pulp mill continues to growGunns Ltd, Australia’s largest logging company, is proposing to build a chlorine bleaching, native forest fed pulp mill in Tasmania. Stopping the pulp mill is crucial because it will be a disaster for climate change. It will be 80 per cent native forest-based, consuming an area of forest equivalent to 100,000 MCGs. Marine life, human health and other industries, including tourism, agriculture and fisheries are also threatened by this polluting development. The pulp mill has been approved for construction via inadequate, fast tracked approval processes that have ignored many of the key issues that concern the public. Funding has not been secured for the project, and public opposition continues to grow - it can still be stopped.
- Tasmania’s future threatened – pulp mill impacts
- Pulp Mill financially unviable
- Pulp mill fast-track assessment
The Wilderness Society is campaigning to stop Gunns Ltd building a massive native forest-fed pulp mill in the Tamar Valley. This pulp mill will be a disaster for our forests; our oceans and beaches; our marine life and fisheries; our wildlife; our water; the air of the Tamar Valley; our climate; and our economy.
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Gunns Ltd and the Tasmanian Government claim that the pulp mill will be a huge economic boon for Tasmania. However leading independent economists and financial analysts who have assessed the project have a very different view. The pulp mill poses a huge risk to the Tasmanian economy due to its predicted financial problems and heavy reliance on ongoing taxpayer subsidies.
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The fast-track assessment of the pulp mill has seen a corrupted process, special deals and broken promises. The result – a government ‘approval’ that ignored the major impacts of the project and a statewide call for the establishment of an Independent Commission against Corruption for Tasmania.
more »Pulp Mill Updates
- Garnaut shows native forests part of climate solution - October 01, 2008
- Public rally warns shareholders and investors against proposed pulp mill - August 26, 2008
- Burning native forests for power - a lifeline to the woodchippers - July 16, 2008
The final report from Professor Garnaut’s Climate Change Review says that Australia’s greenhouse emissions can be reduced significantly if logging of native forests and land clearing are stopped immediately.
A huge rally on Saturday August 23 saw thousands of people march through Launceston in opposition to Gunns' proposed pulp mill sending a clear message to shareholders and companies considering supporting the carbon-polluting pulp mill - it will not be allowed to proceed.
Native forest bioenergy: bad for climate change and bad for our forests. In response to diminishing global demand for native forest woodchips, Australia’s native forest logging industry is pushing a particularly destructive power generation option.
Pulp Mill Media Releases
- Don Burke's new PR/enviro position with Gunns - October 09, 2008
- Gunns invited on Tamar Valley tour - September 19, 2008
- Footsteps for a pulpmill-free future explores Tasmania's Tamar Valley - September 17, 2008
The announcement today that Don Burke will be taking up a ‘sort of PR’ position with Gunns, assisting with environmental issues, is welcome provided he assists the company make the real changes to their business operations that the Tasmanian community wants, according to The Wilderness Society.
The Wilderness Society has invited Gunns to attend the ‘Footsteps for a pulp mill free future’ following their criticism of the event to be held this weekend in Tasmania's Tamar Valley. Gunns has publicly criticised the event and accused The Wilderness Society of misinformation before the event has even occurred.
A three day spring tour of Tasmania's Tamar Valley beginning this Friday September 19th will increase community understanding of the values of the region and highlight the threats posed by Gunns’ proposed pulp mill. The event will culminate in a community picnic at East Beach, Low Head, on Sunday with Tamar Valley resident Peter Cundall.
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