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2007-07-04 Down Under

Farmers fell thousands of trees in mass protest over land-clearing laws

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Posted by lotp 2007-07-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 We are losing tens of thousands of hectares of formerly productive land [because of] these laws,

That's the whole idea, my friend...that's the idea.

Posted by gromky 2007-07-04 04:30|| 2007-07-04 04:30|| Front Page Top

#2 "By Day 10 we will need bulldozers"

I'd start using them now, myself. I wonder how long it's going to take the rest of Oz to figure out that Kyoto really isn't about global warming - it's about economic warfare. And Oz has signed up to be on the losing side.

Posted by PBMcL 2007-07-04 10:56|| 2007-07-04 10:56|| Front Page Top

#3 How about you buy an AK and cut down whatever you want. Works everywhere else in the world.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-07-04 11:03|| 2007-07-04 11:03|| Front Page Top

#4 But the Government says that the strict land-clearing laws are necessary to preserve forests to soak up carbon dioxide.

Fell for the scam? Did you, Kyoto is bullshit.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-07-04 11:03|| 2007-07-04 11:03|| Front Page Top

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