Logging of our water catchments and old growth forests must stop
With both the Bracks government and Baillieu opposition committing to ongoing destruction of both our water catchments and old growth forests, it is clear this will be a big issue in the election.
The choice is clear - the Greens will protect them, both major parties will destroy them. The 4 Corners program on Monday 2 October 2003 highlighted the dirty and illegal tricks that Amcor has resorted to further the ongoing destruction of our forests - and the corruption of our political system.
Greens forest spokesperson Marcus Ward's media release below sums the issue up well:
Media Release: for immediate use
Monday October 2, 2006
Contact: Marcus Ward on 0427 235 254
Timber industry dirty tricks politics; the last gasp of an industry at a dead end?
The Four Corners exposé of Amcor’s manipulation of politics in the 1990s is a serious reflection on our democratic process and the lack of transparency in old party politics. It also raises the question - are the dirty tricks still being played out today?
"Corporate timber union lobbying exposed by the ABC's Four Corners program is something we should all always challenge,” said Marcus Ward, the Greens Forests spokesperson. “Our governments should make decisions based on facts and what’s best for the community, not what’s best for corporate profits.”
“The antics of the timber lobby's 'A Team' demonstrates how companies can infiltrate political parties and conservation groups to influence government," said Marcus Ward. “We have to ask what's happening today - what pressure is still on the Bracks Government and what tactics are still being used to disrupt the environment debate?"
“Timber companies have taken the conservationist campaigns very seriously," said Marcus Ward. "We have successfully challenged the chip and burn merchants who would leave us with no future if allowed to achieve their short term gain."
"With plantation-based woodchips now fetching higher prices than native forest-sourced woodchips*, the writing is well and truly on the wall for timber and timber products companies that rely on native forests," said Marcus Ward. "Despite the dirty tricks by the industry over the years, protecting our public assets for fresh air, fresh water and biodiversity values has become a top voter priority in Victoria."
“The Greens in parliament after November 25 will continue to fight to protect our forests, water catchments and the democratic process," said Marcus Ward.
For more information and comment please contact:
Marcus Ward on 0427 235 254
or
Dave Lane on (mob) 0419 156 213
Background:
Business Age, October 2, 2006
The chips are down for old-growth forest sector
The choice is clear - the Greens will protect them, both major parties will destroy them. The 4 Corners program on Monday 2 October 2003 highlighted the dirty and illegal tricks that Amcor has resorted to further the ongoing destruction of our forests - and the corruption of our political system.
Greens forest spokesperson Marcus Ward's media release below sums the issue up well:
Media Release: for immediate use
Monday October 2, 2006
Contact: Marcus Ward on 0427 235 254
Timber industry dirty tricks politics; the last gasp of an industry at a dead end?
The Four Corners exposé of Amcor’s manipulation of politics in the 1990s is a serious reflection on our democratic process and the lack of transparency in old party politics. It also raises the question - are the dirty tricks still being played out today?
"Corporate timber union lobbying exposed by the ABC's Four Corners program is something we should all always challenge,” said Marcus Ward, the Greens Forests spokesperson. “Our governments should make decisions based on facts and what’s best for the community, not what’s best for corporate profits.”
“The antics of the timber lobby's 'A Team' demonstrates how companies can infiltrate political parties and conservation groups to influence government," said Marcus Ward. “We have to ask what's happening today - what pressure is still on the Bracks Government and what tactics are still being used to disrupt the environment debate?"
“Timber companies have taken the conservationist campaigns very seriously," said Marcus Ward. "We have successfully challenged the chip and burn merchants who would leave us with no future if allowed to achieve their short term gain."
"With plantation-based woodchips now fetching higher prices than native forest-sourced woodchips*, the writing is well and truly on the wall for timber and timber products companies that rely on native forests," said Marcus Ward. "Despite the dirty tricks by the industry over the years, protecting our public assets for fresh air, fresh water and biodiversity values has become a top voter priority in Victoria."
“The Greens in parliament after November 25 will continue to fight to protect our forests, water catchments and the democratic process," said Marcus Ward.
For more information and comment please contact:
Marcus Ward on 0427 235 254
or
Dave Lane on (mob) 0419 156 213
Background:
Business Age, October 2, 2006
The chips are down for old-growth forest sector
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