M Houlding needs to wake up and smell the coffee. The environment is a part of who we are. Without clean air to breath, we wouldn't last five minutes.
Without clean water to drink we wouldn't last many days, and without good food, we would not live for long.
We are inevitably linked to the environment. Even young children realise this today. They may not live this century out.
Unless we learn to care for the environment, we could be almost extinct by the end of this century.
Humans need to grasp the importance of the environment. It will only support us as long as we treat it with respect. When my wife first came to New Zealand 50 years ago, people grew all of their own fruit and vegetables.
Now many young people don't know how to do that. I have a garden full of those things, and benefit from eating fresh food straight from the garden. I wish to sell my house and garden, but nobody wants the trouble of looking after it. They'd rather play golf, bowls, or go boating and fish.
Nick Bagnall, Omokoroa.