You find the decision makers are 'driving us crazy” (July 12, page 2). That's not surprising when the people of Tauranga are so wedded to their gas-guzzling machines that they cannot bear to accept that the fumes they produce don't just disappear into nothing, but actually hang around and change the atmosphere. Like your letter writer (p31), they consider the messages from our scientists as 'just a con job”.
It is understandable in a way when you consider how little help they get from our local media. I've read very little in local papers to help people reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. It would be good to know more about the growing range of electric cars, how to make better use of public transport, or how to get around on bike.
But I do the locals an injustice. I am sure that there are many who are concerned about climate change. Why, even their children are starting to bug them about it, not to mention the (BOP) Regional Council declaring a climate emergency. We need help to find a way forward. Do you think you could help?
Gray Southon
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LA LA LAND,
Posted on 20-07-2019 19:40 | By crazyhorse
The real cost of electric vehicles as in chemicals, rare metals that make these batteries is now being classed way more dangerous to the environment than fossil fuels, as in mining them and trying to recycle them, Cobalt is mined in countries by children with no health or safety concerns, the Philippines this year closed or suspended 17 nickel mines because of environmental concerns. Furthermore, the production of these batteries is currently concentrated in Asian countries including China, South Korea and Japan, where "electricity generation remains dependent on coal and other polluting sources of power," The climate change 'industry' will become the biggest polluter of all while turning 3rd world countries into toxic wastelands and killing their children with horrific diseases.
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