how the world's first Green Party was born in Tasmania 50 years ago
- Written by: Benjamin J. Richardson, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tasmania
A photo of Lake Pedder before it floodedStefan Karpiniec/Wikimedia, CC BY-SAFifty years ago this week, the world’s first “green” political party was born in Tasmania after the state government purposefully flooded the magnificent Lake Pedder.
The flooding made way for a hydro-electricity scheme, transforming the nearly...
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