Air pollution
Sir, — It is probably fortunate that we cannot influence the weather, but it is most unfortunate that where we are able to affect pollution, very little is being done. Obviously the ultimate answer is to do as was done in London and to ban open fires; but in the meantime, cannot a ban on open fires be imposed on days of high pollution forecast? One would have hoped that conscience alone would prevent most people from lighting up when they know what dreadful pollution they are causing; but this is sadly not the case. Most houses have alternative forms of heating that could be used on still days, and it is high time that they were made to use them so that one could once more enjoy the crisp clear nights in Christchurch — Yours, etc. BARBARA HARDING. May 21, 1984.
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