Dick AdamsWell be it for Mr Adams to continue his pro-stance to all things forestry.
Yet there is little mention of the poisonous chemicals constantly being aerial-sprayed over the entirety of the early growth plantations all over our State of Tasmania, then to recognise the volumes of these poisonous chemicals entering our waterways thus into our drinking water.
Their must also be considered the tremendous harm to our native ecologies that has little interest or concern by such as Mr Adams and other strong proponents of said menacing forestry practices?
During the Summer seasons the closely sown plantations present as huge bush fire disaster zones?
When discussions are of the economic potential for those seeking to profit from Tasmania's blind approach to forestry operations, these discussions must be weighed against the considerable environmental hazard they inevitably present as a by-product of these continuing environment detrimental activities.
How does Mr Adams propose to deal with the above dangers and harms to the people of Tasmania?
William Boeder.2010-02-07 13:14:11WilliamBoeder
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Dick AdamsDick,
Resource harvesting is clear felling and it is wrong. The carbon stored in Tasmania's native forests is 5 times that sequestered by warmer climate forests elsewhere in the world. That means we only have to cut down 20% of the timber cut elsewhere to cause the same damage to our environment.
Harvesting trees on the scale that takes place in Tasmania, burning the waste and then seeding blue gum plantations is not carbon storage it is carbon release and on a massive scale. Turning both the forests and the plantations into wood chip and then paper has to be the most senseless abuse of environmental principles and flies in the face of any government attempt to curb emissions.
First the carbon is released from the soil and fallen trees, second the take up of present and future carbon is denied, third the burning of waste and chipping of the harvested timber releases even more carbon. Finally, the carbon take up of plantations is short-lived, being released in 10 - 20 years but then you know that. Still you pump out this supercilious crap, hoping that the average Joe will swallow it... Shame on you.2009-07-07 18:57:01DavidLeigh
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