
Regarding "Energy switch pain years in the making" (Opinion, 30/11), I fully agree that we are entering a new era when projects should be scrutinised.
The catastrophic loss of biodiversity in the Watagans from housing estates, as has happened all over the east coast since 2001, is indicative of planning for a fossil fuels future. They rely on transmission lines and roads crossing all over the environment away from rail and transport corridors.