[Greens-Media] Garrett adopts Gunns' Pulp Mill Schedule

[O'Toole, Michelle (Sen B. Brown)]

1st February, 2008


Garrett adopts Gunns' Pulp Mill Schedule


Greens Leader Bob Brown has questioned new Environment Minister Peter
Garrett's late Friday afternoon part approval of Gunns' pulp mill
proposal in Tasmania.

"This piecemeal process is to convenience Gunns on Minster Garrett's
road to full approval of the pulp mill."  

"The late Friday announcement shows how embarrassed they are about this
issue." 

"They know most Tasmanians and most Australians want them to give thumbs
down to the pulp mill and to save Tasmania's wild forests and the Tamar
Valley farm lands."

"Minister Garrett should not be authorising the pulp mill bulldozers to
move in until he has completed studies of the full proposal," Senator
Brown said. 

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