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In 1990, the northern spotted owl became a symbol of America’s logging wars; 36 years later, scientists say it is already functionally extinct across large swaths of its range
In 1990, a small bird became an unlikely symbol of one of America’…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #BarredOwl #ecologicalrole #Endangeredspecies #functionalextinction #habitatloss #loggingindustry #northernspottedowl #OregonStateUniversity #Science #timberwars #USForestService
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In 1990, the northern spotted owl became a symbol of America’s logging wars; 36 years later, scientists say it is already functionally extinct across large swaths of its range
In 1990, a small bird became an unlikely symbol of one of America’…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #BarredOwl #ecologicalrole #Endangeredspecies #functionalextinction #habitatloss #loggingindustry #northernspottedowl #OregonStateUniversity #Science #timberwars #USForestService
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/663591/ In 1990, the northern spotted owl became a symbol of America’s logging wars; 36 years later, scientists say it is already functionally extinct across large swaths of its range #BarredOwl #EcologicalRole #Éire #EndangeredSpecies #FunctionalExtinction #HabitatLoss #IE #Ireland #LoggingIndustry #NorthernSpottedOwl #OregonStateUniversity #Science #TimberWars #USForestService #Wildlife
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Is pesticide spray on food leading to movement disorders?
Precautionary principle - ban paraquat"Paraquat and the related herbicide diquat are fast-acting weedkillers that farming groups say are essential for controlling resistant weeds."
"Multiple epidemiological studies from different groups of scientists have shown that people exposed to paraquat have around a three times greater risk [of developing Parkinson's disease]."
'The chemicals have been under review by the APVMA since 1997 and they are banned in the EU, the UK and China due to their toxicity.'
"There are now multiple epidemiological studies or real-world exposure studies that have suggested that paraquat increases the risk of Parkinson's disease by around threefold...Like Australia, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to allow restricted use of the pesticide despite ongoing health concerns." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/neurologists-not-consulted-in-paraquat-weed-killer-review/106758882Visualising the “blanket of agricultural toxins” from space
This Yellow Glyphosate Map Reveals Where Farmers in the Netherlands Spray the Controversial Herbicide >>
https://www.europeanpressprize.com/article/this-yellow-glyphosate-map-reveals-where-farmers-in-the-netherlands-spray-the-controversial-herbicide/
#food #pesticides #glyphosate #Roundup #paraquat #weedkillers #SprayDrift #volatilisation #neurotoxicity #MovementDisorders #toxins #harm #farm #workers #residents #councils #LoggingIndustry #science #APVMA #regulation #Australia #SoilDegradation #water -
Logging the Promised Land, Bellingen/ Gleniffer
Promised Land Forest! Tuckers Nob, 250 ha, 130ha clearfall, 120 ha thinning.
Stakeholder Consultation - Remnant Forest Protection & Tuckers Nob Forestry Operations Compartments 8, 10, 11, 12, 17 18 >>
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TuckersRemnantsSurvey-ResidentsHow NSW Forestry converts native forest to plantations , Dr Tim Cadman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wY9HzWwEvsUnfortunately most residents and Friends groups use (closed) proprietary social media platforms, owned by the parent company of Meta Platforms
#SaveTuckersNob #FriendsOfTuckersNob #BellingenLogging #NSWLogging #NSWForestry #loggingIndustry #loggingIndustry #loggingImpacts #biodiversity #remnants #wildlife #koalas #harm #Gleniffer #Bellingen #PromisedLand #NSW #MIdNorthCoast #SaveChristmasHoles -
Smoulderscape
Still suffocating in smoke pollution
from the 'agricultural activity' of
post-harvest burning by the cellulose 'plantations'
of the NSW government's Forestry Corporation.Déjà vu
* " “Rome Plows,” massive bulldozers with an armor-fortified cutting blade, could clear 1,000 acres a day. Enormous concussive bombs, known as “daisy cutters”, flattened forests and set off shock waves killing everything within a 3,000-foot (900-meter) radius, down to earthworms in the soil. " >>
https://theconversation.com/50-years-later-vietnams-environment-still-bears-the-scars-of-war-and-signals-a-dark-future-for-gaza-and-ukraine-254971* Ecocide and the history of herbicidal warfare in the Vietnam War >>
https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/wars-and-missions/vietnam-war-1962-1975/events/aftermath/agent-orange#Pollution #Smoke #pollution #HealthHazards #FCNSW #forestry #harm #Bellingenshire #Gleniffer #BellingenLogging #NSW #COPD #AirQuality #breathing #soot #PineCreekStateForest #TuckersNobSF #PostHarvestBurning #agriculture #PileBurning #NSW #EPA #AirQuality #CleanAir #SacrificeZone #extractivism #LoggingIndustry #NegativeExternalities #governance #care #StructuralViolence
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Suffocating in smoke pollution
from the 'agricultural activity' of
post-harvest pile burning by the cellulose 'plantations'
of the NSW government's Forestry Corporation."You can kill a person with post-harvest burning just as well as with an axe”.
(Bertolt Brech, slightly altered)"Structural violence
is a form of violence wherein some social structure or social institution may harm people by preventing them from meeting their basic needs or rights."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_violenceWhen residents express their concerns about the prolonged toxic pollution to the relevant state institutions, the response is along the lines of 'close up your house, stay indoors or move away and shut up.'
Toxic smoke pollution maximising harm >>
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/116146034632404631(The original quote: "You can kill a person with an apartment just as well as with an axe”. Heinrich Zille/ B. Brecht)
#Pollution #Smoke #HealthHazards #FCNSW #forestry #harm #Bellingenshire #Gleniffer #NSW #COPD #AirQuality #breathing #soot #PineCreekStateForest #TuckersNobSF #PostHarvestBurning #agriculture #PileBurning #NSW #EPA #AirQuality #CleanAir #SacrificeZone #extractivism #LoggingIndustry #NegativeExternalities #governance #care #StructuralViolence
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Toxic smoke pollution maximising harm
The government's Forestry Corporation of NSW is still polluting the Bellingen, Gleniffer and Repton area with toxic smoke. Wet piles and the green timber piles are smouldering. After a cocktail of pesticides was applied, the wet piles with green timber were set alight and are left smouldering for days, maximising the toxic smoke pollution over a wide area.
These negative externalities occur when the consumption or production of a commodity (cellulose) causes a harmful effect to a third party.
It appears that the Forestry Corporation and EPA evade or pass responsibility and the many concerned residents ring 000 and overburden the small Gleniffer Bushfire Brigade now...
Fire-induced health impacts by the Forestry Corporation of NSW Pt 1 >
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/116134685710504402
Fire-induced health impacts by the Forestry Corporation of NSW Pt 2 >
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/116134917857123855#Pollution #Smoke #HealthHazards #FCNSW #forestry #harm #Bellingenshire #Gleniffer #NSW #COPD #AirQuality #breathing #PineCreekStateForest #TuckersNobSF #NSW #EPA #AirQuality #SacrificeZone #extractivism #LoggingIndustry #NegativeExternalities #governance #care
Image: Tuckers Nob SF smouldering after pesticide applications
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Fire-induced health impacts by the Forestry Corporation of NSW Pt 2
Negative externalities occur when the consumption or production of a commodity causes a harmful effect to a third party.
Bushfire smoke: There is no safe level of exposure. >
https://theconversation.com/how-to-protect-yourself-from-bushfire-smoke-272065Hundreds died from the effects of smoke inhalation caused by Australia’s 2019-2020 black summer bushfires and many more are likely to have long-term health issues." >
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/22/smoke-pollution-from-wildfires-may-be-killing-an-extra-12000-people-a-year-new-research-suggests"Breathing polluted air may do more than harm your lungs — it could also increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease." >
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260220010836.htmFire-induced health impacts by the Forestry Corporation of NSW Pt 1 >
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/116134685710504402#Pollution #Smoke #HealthHazards #FCNSW #forestry #harm #TheGreatkoalaNationalPark #PineCreekStateForest #TuckersNobSF #Bellingenshire #Gleniffer #NSW #EPA #COPD #AirQuality #SacrificeZone #extractivism #LoggingIndustry #NegativeExternalities #governance
Image: Forestry Corporation signage: Smoke Hazard, Roses Rd., Gleniffer
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Koalas face death, attacks and mass starvation from monoculture plantations
Cost-effective management techniques for Australian wildlife"...Displaced animals were sometimes still up in trees that were felled and ended up with broken bones, or were orphaned babies left behind. Others were attacked by cows or dogs."
"A 2023 study of reported wild koala deaths in south-east Queensland found vehicles were responsible for about half (1,431) of all fatalities."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/11/koalas-face-death-attacks-and-starvation-as-blue-gums-chopped-down-in-victoria
#biodiversity #wildlife #koalas #LoggingImpacts #LoggingIndustry #harm #pets #Livestock #roads #vehicles #RoadTrauma #KillingZones #plantations #monoculture #extractivism #governance #Australia #extinction -
Forest destruction while keeping the reputation clean
https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/an-anonymous-company-secretly-linked-to-an-indonesian-billionaire-is-destroying-borneos-rainforests-environmentalists-say/“Deforestation Anonymous.”, Greenpeace
https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-international-stateless/2024/03/3fb4c6b2-deforestation-anonymous.pdf
#deforestation #LoggingIndustry #reputation #rainforests #biodiversity #pulpwood #harm -
Forest destruction while keeping the reputation clean
https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/an-anonymous-company-secretly-linked-to-an-indonesian-billionaire-is-destroying-borneos-rainforests-environmentalists-say/“Deforestation Anonymous.”, Greenpeace
https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-international-stateless/2024/03/3fb4c6b2-deforestation-anonymous.pdf
#deforestation #LoggingIndustry #reputation #rainforests #biodiversity #pulpwood #harm -
Forest destruction while keeping the reputation clean
https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/an-anonymous-company-secretly-linked-to-an-indonesian-billionaire-is-destroying-borneos-rainforests-environmentalists-say/“Deforestation Anonymous.”, Greenpeace
https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-international-stateless/2024/03/3fb4c6b2-deforestation-anonymous.pdf
#deforestation #LoggingIndustry #reputation #rainforests #biodiversity #pulpwood #harm -
Forest destruction while keeping the reputation clean
https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/an-anonymous-company-secretly-linked-to-an-indonesian-billionaire-is-destroying-borneos-rainforests-environmentalists-say/“Deforestation Anonymous.”, Greenpeace
https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-international-stateless/2024/03/3fb4c6b2-deforestation-anonymous.pdf
#deforestation #LoggingIndustry #reputation #rainforests #biodiversity #pulpwood #harm -
Forest destruction while keeping the reputation clean
https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/an-anonymous-company-secretly-linked-to-an-indonesian-billionaire-is-destroying-borneos-rainforests-environmentalists-say/“Deforestation Anonymous.”, Greenpeace
https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-international-stateless/2024/03/3fb4c6b2-deforestation-anonymous.pdf
#deforestation #LoggingIndustry #reputation #rainforests #biodiversity #pulpwood #harm -
Sydney's mass tree vandalism
“This is happening all over the country, all of the time.""A disjunct between weak punishment and the crime, a colonial-settler impulse to control native bush, an overriding sense, perhaps, that public property has less value than private – impels them, regardless, to vandalise majestic trees."
"The novelist and celebrated nature writer James Bradley says the “hatred of trees” is a settler-colonial legacy of the desire to impose order on the natural landscape and a symptom of increased alienation from nature."
“Trees have helped shape and sustain human cultures for hundreds of thousands of years. Many Indigenous cultures recognise this with systems of reciprocity that connect them to trees, within which trees are not just living beings, but actually relatives or kin. That connection has been disrupted by the processes of extraction that have seen most of the world’s forests cleared, and the hostility to trees you hear when people complain about their messiness, or them blocking their view."
“The more science learns about trees, the more we realise that even though they exist upon quite different timescales to humans, they are beings, with the ability to communicate and learn. And that they aren’t just good for the environment, they’re good for us, and just being around them makes us calmer, improves our mood, and makes us feel more connected to the world around us.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2023/dec/10/tree-vandalism-australia-why-removalsJames Bradley
https://cityoftongues.com/about/
#HarbourViews #PropertyValues #Sydney #views #LaneCove #CastleCove #crime #entitlement #SettlerSociety #legacy #BotanicalColonisation #LoggingIndustry #values #extractivism #reciprocity #NativeForests #biodiversity #wildlife #TheBush -
Global News BC: B.C. moves to reduce raw log exports, boost higher value wood manufacturing https://globalnews.ca/news/10150391/bc-reduce-raw-log-exports/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #loggingindustry #Environment #bcforestry #BcLogging #Politics #timber
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Bellingen - Roads to nowhere, Pt.1/2
Scenic Bellingen has been in a road widening frenzy to accommodate industrial logging and clear felling operations to 'get the stuff out of here'. For nearly a year heavy fossil fuel machinery has been making the roads (Roses Road, Gleniffer Road, North Bank Road) fit for an extractivist industry, ignoring residents and biodiverse habitats along the cemented arteries.
In town gigantic haulage trucks (2 B-double trucks) shoot through the bottleneck of the main cafe and shopping district ruining the ambience.
The government, road building and timber extraction nexus robs residents of their homes, eradicates biodiversity habitats and pumps up emissions for all.
Wildlife, residents and tourists are now confronted with a dangerous network of roads where they risk their lives and endure permanent pollution.
To prioritise damaging industries and provide pathways only for them is putting the community at risk.
People want a sustainable environment, they would like to move about in safety without carbon emissions.
Where is the infrastructure for the future?
"Two-thirds of people want more transport funding to go into walking, cycling and public transport....
Bellingen - roads to nowhere pt.2/2
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/110986658766673505
#Walking #cycling #walkability #FootTraffic #Bellingen #RosesRoad #GlenifferRoad #NorthBankRoad #roads #sprawl #infrastructure #CarDependency #FossilFuel #traffic #congestion #speed #pollution #LoggingIndustry #extractivism #BellingenLogging #climate #biodiversity -
Bellingen - Roads to nowhere pt.2
"Two-thirds of people want more transport funding to go into walking, cycling and public transport.
Most of our transport funding goes into building wider and longer roads, embedding car dependency. However, making it easier to drive leads to more driving and ultimately more congestion, an effect known as induced demand.
For people to walk and cycle, we need to provide so-called healthy streets: not too noisy, easy to cross, with clean air and where people feel safe.
Default 30km/h speed limits in built-up areas are an immediate low-cost way to increase road safety.
By prioritising walking and cycling for short trips, Australia can reduce the national combined cost of $67 billion a year of traffic injuries and deaths, traffic congestion, air pollution and physical inactivity. "
https://theconversation.com/fewer-of-us-are-cycling-heres-how-we-can-reverse-the-decline-212260
https://www.betterstreets.org.au/
Better Streets, a community-led coalition, People-friendly streets and Climate-friendly streets.Bellingen - roads to nowhere, Pt.1
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/110986666356192102
#Walking #cycling #walkability #FootTraffic #LowFootprint #transit #Bellingen #RosesRoad #GlenifferRoad #NorthBankRoad #roads #sprawl #CarDependency #FossilFuel #traffic #congestion #speed #pollution #LoggingIndustry #BellingenLogging