Comments on: EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY – CHANCELLERY BLDG http://inhabitat.com/edith-cowan-university-chancellery-bldg/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: NK http://inhabitat.com/edith-cowan-university-chancellery-bldg/comment-page-1/#comment-17 NK Thu, 15 Dec 2005 01:47:00 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=19#comment-17 Wow! Seems we were mighty hasty in assuming the best in not only Gunns, but also the Australian Government. Thanks for giving us a little insight into the true nature of the situation. It seems as though there are alot of people out there who are well informed on the subject- hopefully some coordinated activism will someday shift the national policies on jarrah wood. As always, we welcome your corrections and comments - as well as any environmentally friendly sources of jarrah wood that might be available. Wow! Seems we were mighty hasty in assuming the best in not only Gunns, but also the Australian Government. Thanks for giving us a little insight into the true nature of the situation. It seems as though there are alot of people out there who are well informed on the subject- hopefully some coordinated activism will someday shift the national policies on jarrah wood.
As always, we welcome your corrections and comments – as well as any environmentally friendly sources of jarrah wood that might be available.

]]> By: CJ http://inhabitat.com/edith-cowan-university-chancellery-bldg/comment-page-1/#comment-16 CJ Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:50:00 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=19#comment-16 Having read your post on this wonderful building I read the last sentence and began to reach for my unsustainable plastic keyboard in a fit of sustainable pique! To add to the end note for your readers - the current Australian Government also has one of the worst environmental records in history and actively supports Gunns in their deforestation of Tasmania's wilderness, unsustainable industry practices and dubious workplace standards. The Australian Government is not supporting sustainable harvesting of Jarrah or any other hardwood timber. Plantation pine is about all they'll concede to and then only to support eco-indifferent companies in the name of buying forestry worker votes in marginal electorates. Last year Gunns served writs on 20 groups, including the Wilderness Society, Doctors for Forests, the Huon Valley Environment Centre and the Greens Party claiming over AU$6.3m in damages. After a year through the courts this claim was dismissed by the Justice as 'incoherent'. Didn't stop them refiling it though. Sorry if this sounds like a soapbox rant but this company really is a blight on the Australian landscape. The only upside is that its share price recently plummeted. Gunns' use the internet for propaganda purposes just as they use the legal system to stifle protest. Beware. Having read your post on this wonderful building I read the last sentence and began to reach for my unsustainable plastic keyboard in a fit of sustainable pique! To add to the end note for your readers – the current Australian Government also has one of the worst environmental records in history and actively supports Gunns in their deforestation of Tasmania’s wilderness, unsustainable industry practices and dubious workplace standards. The Australian Government is not supporting sustainable harvesting of Jarrah or any other hardwood timber. Plantation pine is about all they’ll concede to and then only to support eco-indifferent companies in the name of buying forestry worker votes in marginal electorates.

Last year Gunns served writs on 20 groups, including the Wilderness Society, Doctors for Forests, the Huon Valley Environment Centre and the Greens Party claiming over AU$6.3m in damages. After a year through the courts this claim was dismissed by the Justice as ‘incoherent’. Didn’t stop them refiling it though.

Sorry if this sounds like a soapbox rant but this company really is a blight on the Australian landscape. The only upside is that its share price recently plummeted.

Gunns’ use the internet for propaganda purposes just as they use the legal system to stifle protest. Beware.

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