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@UrbanLorax I sure would hate to industrialize all those cattle farms. It would be much nicer if any industrialization could occur out of sight and out of mind

Marinus multi-billion 'business case' hinges on energy arbitrage Tas vs mainland but as more *real* batteries built there, need for Marinus lessens. Tasmanians are most policy-dudded strayans. Will cost us dear & industrialise island paradise. theguardian.com/australia-news… #politas

@looksouth And at Wayatinah in the tall forests, one of the best large tracts of giant forest left!

Wondering why this is not near the top of the news in Tasmania. Into the sixth week of the North West lightning start fires, we now have another 23, count 'em, 23, more starts after the 12 March storm. On this island we are in a #Globalheating #ClimateEmergency Pic: TasAlert.

@simonahac What percentage of "prime farmland" is used for cattle? One of the most land-inefficient ways of growing food, but that's not really what these opponents are worried about is it!

what percentage of farmland is “prime farmland”? is there a map showing what’s prime and what’s… subprime? i suspect opponents of solar farm would say all farmland is prime farmland.

@RainforestsAus @HPsiEqualsEPsi The graph will look the same given you're comparing several thousand, to several million hectares, no matter how you cut it.

@HPsiEqualsEPsi Thanks for sharing - these are old stats. And they don't reveal the high quality of intact forest which will be lost for many proposed wind and solar farms around Central to North Qld along the divide.

Queensland's Great Dividing Range is in peril from industrial scale renewables. If people knew, they'd be outraged. Protecting intact forests IS climate action.

Has anyone had any luck or got some recommendations on accessing LiDAR data in Victoria (that's not on ELVIS) for research purposes? Coordinated imagery don't reply to my emails and I can't pay hundreds of dollars per sqkm to get it from data service providers...

Many Australian forests had open understoreys when British invaders first saw them, but our study shows that some like the tall Mountain Ash were dense and felt impenetrable to many. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ae…

@RainforestsAus Offsets aren't the first or best option, as every knows, but it's some pretty impressive mental gymnastics to make it seem like building wind farms doesn't reduce emissions.

Renewable energy certificates are available for big polluters to buy from windfarm proponents to offset their own pollution. Easier than fixing their own pollution. Great money for proponents and looks "green" from the outside. But same emissions going into the atmosphere! Make it make sense.

@RainforestsAus @tanya_plibersek What do you think an appropriate buffer to the WHA is?

Wooroora Station (formerly Chalumbin) wind farm, proposed to border the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area in FNQ, is to be decided on by @tanya_plibersek during the next few weeks. This project should not be located here! Please Minister @tanya_plibersek reject this development.

@TanLoos @newsouthpub A question you might know the answer to - did the recent fuel reduction burn on Cameron Drive impact any snow gums? From the map it looked nearby, which was a worry

I just submitted my article on the incredible snow gums of the Macedon Ranges to the @newsouthpub Best Science Writing Anthology! With a mere twenty minutes to go 😁 vnpa.org.au/macedon-ranges…

@RainforestsAus Professional wind/renewable energy engineer here - Why do you bother commenting on wind resource when it is obviously something you know near nothing about?

Except for isolated locations along the ridges of the Great Dividing Range, Queensland does not boast outstanding onshore or offshore wind resources compared to Australia’s southern states. Using the most basic resource test, Queensland’s suitability for wind farm development appears somewhat questionable.wildlife.org.au/taking-the-gre…

@RainforestsAus So much disinformation, gone completely unhinged.

We visited a number of massive solar factories yesterday near Mudgee and just had to laugh, otherwise cry. Only last week a campaign was issued re: farmers hosting their sheep alongside large scale solar panels. Complete rubbish. The neighbours told us the proponents (or host owner) carry a few sheep in on the opening day and make sure the panels are tilted maximum up, get the publicity shots and next day remove the sheep. We were surprised how many wires there are connecting each row, which the sheep nibble on! They also get killed in the hydraulic mechanism and there is no ability to easily round them up, especially when there are 850,000 panels like the one we today (that’s a small one). Standing next to these things feel like death in death star. Everyone must stand next to an industrial solar factory at some point in their life to realise we're in deep trouble. Time for nuclear.

@Seantooker2 Small revision - no native forests are cleared for plantations in Tasmania (assuming you don't count native forest "regeneration" as planation)

This thumping great elder E, globulus stands 80m tall (>240ft) 1 of the largest OG globulus left in the (already decimated) Sth’n forests of #Tasmania If not for the efforts of a few who discovered it, it would have been cleared for yet more plantations. #thicktrunktuesday

@JCrooka @cleannrgcouncil I don't think anyone in the renewables industry is pushing for exemptions like the RFAs, still don't see any projects you support. Easy to broad brush say you support projects with 0 impacts

@CorigJan @cleannrgcouncil I'm for projects that don't harm wildlife, migatory birds or smash critical habitat. If your project needs an exemption from State and Commonwealth law, then it shouldn't go ahead....we've done it before, they are called the Regional Forestry Agreements. How r they going?

Our advertising campaign across the morning papers today. Renewables Work for Australia. #energy

@JCrooka @cleannrgcouncil Are you still perpetually against, but never for any renewable energy projects? Easy to shit can lots of projects, not so easy to find and support the ones you think strike the right balance.

@cleannrgcouncil Are you still calling for a watering down of environmental protection laws? Asking for some mates 🐨🦆🦢🌳🦘

@Seantooker2 Did this one end up getting fried in the regen burn?

I do my best to stay positive but this sh#t brings me to tears. Reposting a tragedy unfolding from not too long ago. I work in conservation, often in WHA of #Tasmania while our govt sanctions this criminal abuse of OGF on the WHA border. Cool & normal. #thicktrunktuesday

This #ThickTrunkTuesday, climb a giant Mountain Ash with Dahl Fellow Brett Mifsud, * learn about the greatest threat facing these massive forest elders. Congratulations Brett & Prof David Bowman for your work to get this important story into the media. abc.net.au/news/2024-01-2…

The first time Tasmania's giant trees have been visible in 3D, in amazing detail. Wood volumes and other stats incoming! Thanks @kimcalders !

@RainforestsAus Why keep on spreading misinformation? 60,000 Ha is completely ridiculous and can in no way be justified with real numbers Not sure if founding an anti-renewables twitter page and calling it Rainforest Reserves Australia really gives you green credentials, but anyway.

"Steve Nowakowski has some green cred. He is a former Greens candidate (Cairns 2006) and is a co-founder of Rainforest Reserves Australia. That’s important because you have to know when Nowakowski says something there is more than a tinge of green in his background. We are not dealing with a climate change denier. And let’s face it, fronting up for the Greens in Cairns in 2006 took some guts and conviction." Blowing in the wind: Former Greens eco-warrior says we should all fear wind turbines inqld.com.au/?p=97843 via @InQldMedia

@Cam_Walker 25 years later the first microreactor gets delivered in Australia, the community celebrates not being left behind.

You have to admire the persistence of the Australian 'newspaper'. There is no way nukes will be developed in Australia. But week after week, year after year, they platform this stuff. Everyone needs a hobby I guess.

@Seantooker2 How good is the ability of globulus to grow in such varied ways, from gnarly coastal to wet forest giant!

Some coastal big-Uns from around my way. Eucalyptus, globulus. Good to be home again. The first #thicktrunktuesday for 2024. #Tasmania #HappyNewYear2024