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Earth Matters
Programme 71a
Juliet Fox
3CR Community Radio
03 9419 8377
ComRadSat Programme 2/4/1999
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INTRO : "Hello and welcome to ..."
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Regional Forests Agreement Bill and the effects of RFA exclusion on the
Victorian Box-Ironbark forests.
Today on Earth Matters we hear from Greens Senator Bob Brown on the Regional
Forests Agreement Bill which is currently before the Federal Senate. While
the Greens intend to reject the Bill when it comes to voting they are also
seeking to amend the Bill to address some of its key flaws.
With the numbers in the Senate the Bill looks set to get through with the
support of the ALP. And as we'll hear from Bob, the Bill - like the
Agreements - will make conflict over forest conservation ongoing and lay the
path open for compensation claims from multinational wood chippers.
While the RFA process is seen as a debacle for the wet forests of Australia,
the process could have ensured adequate protection for some of the dry
forests. However, as we'll hear from Victorian National Parks Association
campaigner, Charlie Sherwin, the dry Box-Ironbark forests of Victoria have
been excluded from the process. Charlie believes that this could have
catastrpohic repercussions for the Box-Ironbark forests and the threatened
species that rely on them and is an indication of the problems associated
with the entire RFA process.
Exxon's workings around the world
As we heard last week, late March marked the 10 year anniversary of the
Exxon Valdez oil spill in north America. Today Cam Walker joins us again to
provide some details on the workings of Exxon which has now merged with Mobil.
We hear about Exxon's involvement in the Global Climate Coalition - an
industry front group working hard to debunk the science and concern
surrounding human induced global warming. Cam also fills us in on just some
of the operations that Friends of the Earth uncovered in their Exxon Files.
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