SUN JOURNAL • March 31, 2023
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden has championed our lobster industry in its pleas to keep using traditional lobstering gear. Of course our congressman understands that his advocacy is useless if there are no lobsters to catch. The Republican majority in the House of Representatives is proposing a reckless energy bill, H.R. 1, that would eliminate the most basic restraints on the oil, gas and coal industries. Congressman Golden should not just oppose pro-fossil fuel legislation like this. He should take the lead on climate change, and because he has strong connections on both sides of the aisle, he can do this. ~ James Parakilas, Lewiston