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Gunns and the democratic ritual : Comments

By Peter Henning, published 6/3/2008

We have a culture where those who put their moral convictions above loyalty to party are exposed to ostracism and abuse.

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Statements like A 'regenerated' forest after clearfell and napalm is far less biodiverse" shows your ignorance of the ecology of these forests since a eucalypt seed doesn't care how the fire occurred, or who or what started it. It only cares about sunlight reaching the ground and an ash bed post -fire (mechanical disturbance from a bulldozer exposing the soil it loves even better)so it can regenerate prolifically.

It matters not whether a forester sitting in a helicopter, an arsonist going crazy on a blow up day, or a spark from a powerline starts the fire. It is irrelevant.

What is relevant is that now Eurpoeans have assets near these forests, it is much better to have the fires we want, rather than the fire nature wants once humans provide the ignition source.
I can assure you that removing the forester won't mean that you will get a more "nature-friendly" fire.

And woodchipping isn't a form of forest management. It is a forest product. You can clearfall the forest and not produce woodchips. Until you grasp this concept, you will struggle to understand silviculture and the ecology of our forests
Posted by tragedy, Saturday, 5 April 2008 12:46:05 PM
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