AGRICULTURAL METHANE DEBATE
Richard Burnett's letter 'Reliance Leads to Failure', published in the Mercury December 22, 2021 mischaracterises my letter, as one which seeks to ridicule him. This is not the case.
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I thought Mr Burnett from his wide reading, might contribute to the subject of agricultural methane. Agricultural methane (animal farts) is a huge contributor to GHG emissions. It was considered a problem well before climate change was recognised as an issue.
When you hear some of the suggested solutions such as 'culling herds' we can see why countries like Britain, Australia and NZ want to deal with it. The pace to alternative energy technologies is well and truly upon us and intensifying. The Federal Government is considered to be a rubbish contributor to sensible debates on climate change and emissions control.
Peter Corkish, Wollongong
CENTS OVERTRUMPING SENSE
Our prime minister is placing economics ahead of the health and welfare of the nation.
If poliwaffle was the answer to COVID, Scott Morrison would be "at the head of the queue" for the next Nobel Prize in medicine.
His declaration there will be no return the past measures taken to combat COVID was so lacking in common sense that it fell at the first hurdle.
His statement "Australians are sick of the government telling them what to do" was simply pre-election spin.
Democratic governments such as ours, are elected to make the decisions required to safeguard the population. For example, we all drive on the left, wear seat belts, vaccinate against diseases , drink water containing fluoride and undergo screening at airports and cruise terminals etc.
So why other than for political spin, would a national leader attack the role of governments particularly so in the existence of a COVID variant with yet unknown consequences?
Barry Swan, Balgownie
BEHAVING RESPONSIBLY ANSWER
Our federal and state political leaders have passed responsibility to us for managing the Covid-19 epidemic. If, say, 90 per cent of people behaved responsibly, this might work.
Unfortunately, Prime Minister Morrison and Premier Perrottet are exemplars of irresponsible behaviour, refusing to take the overwhelming advice from our top medical researchers and bureaucrats, particularly in regard to the indoor wearing of masks, and reduced waiting time for booster vaccination. This strongly suggests that others will behave irresponsibly, at great risk to our health services and the health of citizens, particularly the vulnerable. Citizens of NSW will know who to blame if dire predictions prove to be true.
David Griffiths, Wollongong
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