As I’ve mentioned before, Tasmania has some pretty damn wonderful wildlife, including the Giant Red-Eyed Demon Bunny of Bruny Island.

Unfortunately, this morning we learn it’s also the home of a powerful woodchip exporter whose approach to the environment sounds like something from Dr. Suess:

First, their loggers come and clear-cut an area.  Then, rather than hauling out the felled trees, helicopters are sent in to drop incendiary devices to light the slag on fire…  The dense hardwoods burn hot and slow for days, but eventually cool back down, and that