Posted in Agriculture, Christine Milne, Climate change, Drought, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Forestry, Garnaut Review, Greens, Logging, Peak oil, Pulp Mill, Renewable energy, Sustainable Farming on March 3, 2008 | 41 Comments »
Catching up on the last few weeks, I’ve finally posted a pile of transcripts of Senate Estimates hearings to Christine’s website.
For those with a bit of time on their hands - or fast readers - there’s some choice tidbits there that are really worth finding.
The pick of the lot is
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When parliament resumes I will move to abolish preference deals. Under my plan, voters would be able to number the parties to their own preference ABOVE THE LINE. At present voters wanting their own choice face the complex job of preferencing candidates, rather than parties, below the line.
It is much better to have all voters [...]
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Who says kids are apathetic these days? They’re obviously being taught some damn good civic values in Tassie’s schools!
It warms the cockles of my heart to hear this mob cheer, and to see how well my boss revs them up! [And, by the way, as a former school teacher, Christine was careful to make sure [...]
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Senator Kerry Nettle joined pulp mill campaigners and Greens supporters in front of Malcolm Turnbull’s office today. Darlinghust residents were very supportive of the protest. Susan Jarnason and Kerry gave Malcolm a tree with a sign saying 200,000 hectares of native forest will be destroyed by the pulp mill.
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ANZ customers and employees responded well to our action at the ANZ Bank’s Sydney headquarters today. Kerry Nettle was joined by the Greens’ candidate for Wentworth, Susan Jarnason and Sue Mahony who is taking on Peter Garett in Kingsford Smith. They handed out an Open letter to ANZ Customers asking them to let the ANZ [...]
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Malcolm Turnbull has done what Gunns and the Prime Minister required and approved the pulp mill. But he hasn’t taken it off the election agenda – this is far from over.
Mr Turnbull is saying that the conditions he’s put on the marine effluent, and saving 400ha of forest, make this a world’s best practice mill. [...]
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