Bob Walsh, a high profile local business man and a firm activist of nuclear power is writing an opinion piece, solar sell out, explaining his frustration towards the council as they are demanding residents to pay a so-called ‘greenhouse levy’ of $200 per house, and $500 per business. The writer argues that the residents of Greenville (including himself), should not have to pay a charge for not having solar hot-water systems by 2010.
Bob Walsh, is outraged and affected by this change as he is a resident of Greenville and isn’t too keen on residents of Greenville paying a fee for not having these solar systems installed in their premises. This charge is breaching and abusing the communities’ rights and freedom to make their own choices. The writer includes an example solution where the money could be spent in a beneficial way where residents are left pleased rather than the council’s bizarre ideas affecting innocent communities. This is by spending the money on schools, local libraries and other facilities in need of this. The writer uses inclusive language to persuade the reader of his independence being breached by the unethical mayor and his acquaintances.
‘The radical environmentalists don’t care about anyone but themselves.’ The writer attacks the environmentalist on their selfishness and careless behaviour towards the residents of Greenville. Sure they are concerned about the environment, but they should also focus on the rights of the Greenville residents, Furthermore, Greenville is only responsible for a tiny fraction of household commissions, so how can one suburb’s actions affect the world’s overall carbon output? This evidence is backed up by an expert on this topic, Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO), as they clarify that hot water systems are only responsible for about 30% of household commissions, proving that one small suburb would have little to no impact on the environment in the future. From expert studies it is