MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • October 1, 2023
The true cost of continued fossil fuel dependence is both the direct cost of bringing it online and the indirect loss-of-life costs that global warming imposes. Recent headlines make the point: 474 U.S. hurricane deaths in 2022; 97 forest fire deaths in Maui; 180 flooding deaths in Nepal and India; 11,000-plus deaths in Libya as torrential rains burst two drought-dried dams. Renewable-energy costs pale compared to the true costs of continued fossil fuel use. ~ Orlando Delogu, Portland