If not now, then when
We spent some time this week nervously watching fires tear back and forth across Crowdy Bay National Park, while trapped behind closed roads, with no electricity, no access to supplies, and hosing down our house in preparation.
The selfless efforts of our firies, mostly volunteers, cannot be overstated. The support of neighbours, emergency workers and ABC Radio were vital.
How sad that John Barilaro and Michael McCormack chose this tough time to air their rantings. How hypocritical to speak out for people who are suffering right now largely due to government inaction. How narrow minded to deride talk of climate change while ignoring all the advice and evidence.
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How pathetic to stoop to name-calling (bloody disgrace, raving inner-city lunatics) to support their own inane bleating. How convenient to not discuss their refusal to meet with the experts who sought to advise them about the impending risks.
Those commentators blaming greenies for inadequate fire preparation should listen to Greg Mullins (former FRC, CC member) - fuel reduction depends on moisture levels and risk, and any lobby group thinking they can influence this is kidding themselves. Mullins endorses talking about climate change - If not now, then when?
The National Party once supported rural people, but have largely abandoned their base, perhaps due to the lure of coal and gas money.
There seems a crying need to elect more capable representatives. As Greg Mullins so succinctly said 'smile politely and walk away, because they don't know what they're talking about'.
Lindsay Brown, Anna Bay
Also read: Letters to the Editor, November 14
Admit you are wrong
I have only two questions to ask.1. How many of the tree hugging "Greenies" are going to attend the funerals of those that died in these bush fires we are currently having?
After all for the past eight years that I know of it's been the "Greenies" that have fought and won the fight against conducting hazard reduction burn offs, citing that it "may" impact on some form of wildlife.
2. How many of those same "Greenies" are going to have the guts to stand up and say 'we got that wrong'?
I don't know why I've even bothered to ask these questions of you because I think I already know the answer and that is none.
Michael Mahoney, Salamander Bay
Also read: Letters to the Editor, November 7
Not worried about plastic
We all acknowledge that most plastic is harmful to our environment, the question is what do we replace it with?
The Plastic Free Port Stephens Group, is calling for the state government to ban single use plastic bags - as Pauline would say 'please explain'. What constitutes single use?
Just visit your local supermarket and observe the fruit and veg department; potatoes,carrots, grapes, etc all come bagged in single-use plastic bags. Please find an alternative before one gets hysteric, and don't suggest paper bags - the 'tree huggers' will explode.
The simple solution is recycle the plastic bag here in Australia. 'What happens to all the plastic that we place in our yellow bins?' is the question we should be asking.
Recycling the plastic bag concept has been in place in NSW for more than 20 years, yet our councils have failed its inception and bundled the problem off shore.
Problem partly solved, so lets move on to electric cars. The latest news is that Dyson has scrapped its $2.5 billion electric vehicle ambition because it could not find a way of making the vehicle commercially viable, sound familiar. And please don't get me started on climate change hysteria .
I worry about whether my grandchildren will ever afford to buy their own home, have a job, be free from cancer, have a regular supply of fresh water, inexpensive electricity, world peace, and whether my superannuation will hold up till I kick the bucket - just to name a few concerns.
Not plastic or renewable energy or whether we can climb Ayers Rock. Give us a break.
George Anderson, Medowie
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