The government and native forest logger's bullying of the Green Building
Council to allow timber from clearfelled native forests as 'green' is
the deathknell of the Council's authenticity, Australian Greens Leader
Bob Brown said today.

"Timber ripped by Gunns out of Tasmania's ancient forests, habitat for
endangered species and ecosystems, will now get the Council's 'green'
imprimatur. It is a farce."

"The ACCC should review this quintessential exercise in greenwash
orchestrated by the Rudd government. This is a government endorsed
exercise to deceive shoppers. It shows the Rudd government's capture by
the loggers," Senator Brown said.

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