The difference between your letter writers Dr Ian Holford and Mercurius Goldstein (NDL, this week), is Dr Holford is not pushing a wheelbarrow full of science papers as yet not practically proven.
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As people express opinions, which at times differ from others, does not necessarily make them denialists.
Coal is not solely the problem of pollution.
Yes, humans activities are polluting this planet. I do not hear of any mention of science explaining the effects of the amount of waste that is placed in our waterways and the oceans, which must have a detrimental effect to the planet as gigantic amounts of waste are deposited annually.
We have no respect for our oceans.
To claim coal has failed to lift the world out of poverty is laughable.
Remember the doomsayers’ “No more flooding rains, only droughts” and the line of an old song, “it aren’t gonna rain no more, so how can I wash my neck?”. Well it still rains and floods, and we can still wash our necks.
Can someone tell me exactly what our leaders are doing to improve the future of our nation?
How many public buildings have their own solar panels to assist in the production of renewable energy?
Our politicians of today lack direct action, yet are great orators, but it’s all talk and no action.
A fact that climate change exponents never mention, is that without coal you can not make renewable energy shine.
We have to go back to solve the problems confronting us, for without studying the past, as well as the present, how can fairly reliable estimates be made of future needs of the planet.
So, actions can be taken to avoid problems which may carry into the future. Without carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and water, Earth would be a lifeless planet.
We need to work together to stop global pollution. We must look at the whole picture.
I take it is fractional that the residents of Beijing cannot breathe the air around them for months at a time. I do not believe that statement – I must be a sceptic.
Ian H Dutton
Manilla