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The Tasmanian Chain Saw Massacre Ancient Forests in Peril /

In 1970, the paper industry set its sights on the lush forests of Tasmania-beginning what environmentalists call a chain saw massacre that still cuts down 8 million cubic meters of timber each year. This program documents the ongoing fight to save the coveted woodlands, championed by a diverse group...

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Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Java (Firm)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2010], c2009.
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1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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505 0 |a Forests of Tasmania (1:38) -- Picture of Deforestation in Tasmania (0:58) -- Exploitation of a Precious Resource (1:02) -- Campaign Against Deforestation (1:27) -- Conflict Between Loggers and Eco-Warriors (1:49) -- Defending the Tasmanian Forests (1:50) -- Forestry Tasmania (1:27) -- Tasmanian Wood Exports to Japan and Thailand (1:05) -- Carbon Emissions from Tasmanian Forestry Industry (2:06) -- Are There Ecological Benefits to Managed Burning? (1:22) -- Destruction of Picton Forest (1:43) -- Transporting Wood From Tasmanian Forest (1:19) -- Logger Versus Filmmaker (3:16) -- Does Wood Equal Work? (1:55) -- 1080 Poison Land (2:41) -- Poisoning Preoleena (1:26) -- Eucalyptus Plantation Management (1:43) -- Hazardous Chemical Guidelines (1:39) -- Long Term Exposure to Wood Dust (1:50) -- Legal Position of Gunns Limited (1:40) -- Ecologists Versus Forestry Industry (1:49) -- Gunn's' Letter to Protesters (1:50) -- Pulp Mill Promotion (1:26) -- Supporting Destruction of Tasmanian Forests (1:54) -- No Pulp Mill (1:35) -- Alternatives for Tasmania (2:25) -- International Campaign Against Gunns (2:09) -- Tasmanian Chain Saw Massacre (1:09) 
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