FACTOID #151: The five countries with the highest coffee consumption are also the five countries whose citizens trust one another the most. Coincidence? Probably.
Christine Anne Milne (b. May 14, 1953) in Latrobe, Tasmania is an Australianpolitician from the Australian Greens. Image File history File links From Australian Greens This work is copyrighted. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Australian Greens, commonly ‘The Greens’, is the national Greens party in Australia. ...
Christine Milne first came to public attention for her role in opposing the building of a pulp mill at Wesley Vale near Bass Strait in North Western Tasmania on the basis of it's harmful environmental impact. The proposed mill was less than 1 kilometre from the dairy farm where she grew up and where her mother still lives. A Pulp Mill is a manufacturing facility that converts wood chips into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a Paper Mill for further processing. ...
She was first elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1989 as a member of the Tasmanian Greens. She was one of five Green politicians elected at that election. She became leader of the Greens in the Tasmanian Parliament in 1993. She remained in the Tasmanian Parliament until 1998 when the Labor and Liberal parties acted together to reduce the size of the House of Assembly from 35 to 25 members which resulted in Ms Milne losing her seat. The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Tasmania in Australia. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tasmanian Greens are a political party who developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the building of the Franklin Dam. ...
She was elected to represent Tasmania in the Federal Senate at the 2004 federal election. The other Green elected at that election was Rachel Siewert from Western Australia. Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Australian Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... Senator Rachel Siewert is an Australian politician from the Australian Greens. ...
She is an elected representative for Oceania on the IUCN council (also known as World Conservation Union). In 2005 she was elected Deputy President. Oceania is a geographical (often geopolitical) region consisting of numerous countries and territories – mostly islands – in the Pacific Ocean. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...
SenatorMilne led the campaign against the Wesley Vale pulp mill in 1989 arguing instead for a Clean, Green and Clever Tasmania and is backing the community again in its campaign against this latest proposal.
Christine has launched a bold new policy to upgrade the energy efficiency of all of Australia's 7.4 million homes.
Christine's memo will be delivered occasionally when you need to know what Christine knows.
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