UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS • February 23, 2023
We can blame carbon emissions for ocean acidification and warming in the Gulf of Maine. It’s common knowledge that the Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99 percent of the world’s oceans. Sea levels are rising. The common enemy is not offshore wind. The common enemy is the oil and gas industry because of their role in climate impacts. It’s up to the state to involve fishing interests, as identified in the climate plan and roadmap; it’s up to fishing interests to continue good faith efforts to stay involved. It’s up to all of us to hold fossil fuel interests accountable. ~ Roger Stephenson, Union of Concerned Scientists