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Hydro Tasmania drops 600MW Australian wind project
2014-10-28 01:00:00| Power Technology
Australian power generator Hydro Tasmania has decided to drop the $2bn TasWind project, which was planned on King Island.
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Incat Tasmania names new fast crew boat Muslim Magomayev
2014-09-19 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Australian Shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has named its new fast crew boat (FCB) as Muslim Magomayev, which has been specifically designed for use in the oil and gas industry.
Australia: Carbon tax repeal: Hydro Tasmania says will cut nearly 100 jobs
2014-06-27 09:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The state-owned renewable energy firm Hydro Tasmania has announced it will cut nearly 100 jobs, blaming the repeal of the carbon tax as a factor in its decision. The company, which generates hydro and wind power and is owned by the Tasmanian government, said it will reduce its 1,092-strong workforce by 9% as a result of financial and market challenges. Hydro Tasmania said the repeal of the carbon tax, uncertainty over the future of the renewable energy target and softening demand in the...
Australians rally over future of Tasmania forest
2014-06-14 02:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Thousands of Australians rallied Saturday against the proposed logging of protected forests in rugged Tasmania ahead of a UNESCO World Heritage meeting where the issue will be discussed. The conservative government has asked UNESCO to revoke its World Heritage listing for 74,000 hectares (183,000 acres) of forest, claiming it was not pristine, and open it up to the timber industry. The annual World Heritage Committee meeting starts Sunday in Doha, with up to 5,000 people protesting the move...
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Plan shrink World Heritage forest Tasmania 'clearly inappropriate' says IUCN
2014-05-27 17:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has roundly criticized Australia's proposal to remove 74,000 hectares of temperate rainforest from the World Heritage Committee. In a report to the global organization, the IUCN argues that the removal of these forests would "impact negatively" on the site's overall value. The 74,000 hectares in question were just added to the World Heritage site last year as a part of a landmark agreement between environmentalists and logging companies,...
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