[Huon Forests] Conservationists Fill Forestry Tasmania’s Atrium with Smoke

[jenny weber]

Media Release - 21/4/10

Conservationists Fill Forestry Tasmania’s Atrium with Smoke

“Conservationists have turned the tables on Forestry Tasmania, filling their
head office atrium with smoke.  Huon Valley Environment Centre is calling
for an end to Forestry Tasmania’s waste disposal burns, they are unnecessary
and unacceptable,” Huon Valley Environment Centre’s Spokeswoman Jenny Weber
said.



“Residents of the Huon Valley have been told to stay indoors, with their
windows sealed, if they experience asthma. Forestry Tasmania unleashed huge
clouds of smoke from their logging waste disposal burns over the
weekend.  Every
year in Autumn, these waste disposal burns terrorise Tasmania, it’s people,
environment and wildlife,” Jenny Weber said.



“Forestry’s burns are detrimental to the climate, with massive amounts of
greenhouse gas emissions, and the significant loss of carbon from the
logging and burning of Tasmania’s ancient forests.  Forestry Tasmania are
one of the biggest climate vandals in Australia with their shameful logging
practices,” Jenny Weber said.



Our calculations have estimated that less than 6 coupes burnt in the Huon
would have exceeded the Icelandic volcano in CO2 output.  The C02 output for
the Icelandic volcano has been between 150 000 – 300 000 tonnes of CO2 per
day.



Contact

Jenny Weber

0427 366 929

Huon Valley Environment Centre
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