Hobart kids are inspirational

STUDENT CLIMATE CHANGE RALLY

THANKS to all the kids that stood up for their future in Hobart and around Australia this week. It was awesome to see. I remember writing poetry about the rubbish in the sea in Hong Kong where I grew up. Observing the children’s rally on Thursday it was significant that the attendance seemed higher than the previous day’s teachers strike. Inspirational! While the PM and Senator Abetz grumble about kids missing classes a placard was most appropriate: “Why should we go to school if you [PM] do not listen to the educated?” Another: “Scomo should go back to school.” Judging by his show-and-tell effort with the coal I think the kids are right. Climate change needs urgent attention. problems. It is the world’s growing human population — including the young people who have gone on strike because they are rightly concerned about the environmental future their own children will have to face — that is the cause of all the environmental problems mentioned. And only nature can — and one day will — redress it. Modifying behaviours and creating new technologies alone will not solve problems of our own making.

Until we find a way of limiting population growth — and the damage it causes — the dream of a sustainable world and an environmentally secure future can only ever be just that: a dream. preservation. These students are demonstrating what it means to be a custodian of our life source — our vast, miraculous, incredible planet. In an age where we continue to disconnect from it at our peril, these students are leading the reconnection. The politicians next to you in Parliament House could learn a thing or two from your bold leadership.

Brave enough

SCOTT Morrison is haranguing the school students for going on strike for climate change. With all the shenanigans taking place in state and federal parliaments these future voters are making their voices heard, as they did in Trump land regarding the NRA. As students are going to be the beneficiaries of the inaction of governments I applaud them for having the courage to stand up for their convictions. After all, it doesn’t seem that our politicians are brave enough to stand up for anything. If they do, they get thrown out of the party and are history.

Having a crack

GEE Eric, as the consummate Liberal senator always on the front foot I was surprised to see you having a crack at the schoolkids striking against climate change. These kids are going to be the final nail in the coffin for the Liberal Party when they vote your party out of existence.

Pavement delight

MANY thanks to all the Hobart City Council workers who have restored the pavement in Sandy Bay. Thankfully the orange barriers and witches’ hats have at last been removed, to the delight I am sure of the pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. Well done!

Big deal

THE generosity of the big fuel companies is overwhelming, giving a cut of 5c on fuel. Country towns have been selling it at $1.50 for months while they continue the rort in cities.

Greenhouse gas cut effects

THE school climate change strike is interesting, but while pursuing 50 or 100 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases is noble and necessary, it may require an end to global aviation and shipping, plus beef farming and mechanised agriculture, seriously damaging living standards and survival, especially that of next generations.

Where’s the Tassie cricket?

IT’S Thursday night, Tassie’s men’s cricket team is headed for victory, Jordan Silk contributes with a well-constructed century — but ABC news totally ignores the game mentioning only the women’s World Cup victory and an altercation between Horne and Mundine. Why have local staff if they can’t report on local matters?