LETTERS

Cap and trade will not save us

We can afford to reduce our emissions now

Actions to stop acid rain show how curbing global warming is possible.

Jindalee shareholders to reap a Chinese pay-off

The least controversial foreign investment decision has proved lucrative, writes Barry FitzGerald.

Tax plan mustn't ignore nature's coming backlash

As Ken Henry, the Secretary to the Treasury, beavers away on his blueprint for the reform of taxation over the next 25 years, he needs to keep in mind something that's not at the centre of the tax debate €“ "environmental tax shifting".

Save energy to help industry

Last weekend I went back to my home town, Newcastle, for a reunion of old boys from my school. We did a lot of community singing in memory of an eccentric headmaster, including twice singing the school song, featuring the school motto, Remis Velisque €“ "with oars and sails" or "with all your might".

Letters

Listeners deserve a

One little mercy FKP didn't tumble all the way

IT WAS always going to happen, given the steep discount offered on its 2.3 for 1 rights issue to shareholders, but yesterday's 28 per cent fall in the share price of FKP still made for an unpleasant experience for the property group.

Rail travel a bargain

THE lungs of Sydney are provided by three great saving graces: the extensive network of parks and gardens, the harbour and ocean, and the rail system. In the past year, there were 305 million passenger journeys taken on CityRail, an increase of 3.9 per cent over the previous 12 months. Every one of those journeys was subsidised by the State Government, and the subsidy is significant 70 per cent. It may seem like an extravagance, but we think the rail system pays for itself, and more.