To the editor:
Re: "Fear mongering exaggerates need to recycle," Letters, Sept. 23.
It saddens me that there are still a few ignorant individuals out there like Linc Penner who just don't get it. Thankfully, he's in the minority. The vast majority of Canadians are doing their part to help save the planet by recycling, improving the insulation in their homes, upgrading their appliances to more efficient ones, walking, cycling, using public transit and by making many other changes to their routines. Thousands of scientists from around the world have been warning us for several years now that this planet is in trouble. The evidence is there. If we don't change our ways soon, this planet will become a hell on Earth. That is not fear mongering, Mr. Penner, that is the truth.
Bob Loveless,
Vancouver
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To the editor:
Linc Penner proudly boasts he throws away bottles, tins and paper with regular garbage in the same bag. Possibly Mr. Penner could tell us where "away" is and at the same time write us a cheque for the real estate his waste is occupying. He claims to be "old fashioned." If he truly was old fashioned, he'd be diligent at reducing, reusing and recycling. We're choking on and drowning in our wasteful consumption. Unfortunately, other species and habitat are suffering ahead of us.
Bev Ballantyne, Vancouver
