CENTRAL MAINE • January 21, 2024
Climate change is causing severe costly impacts and Maine has not been spared. NOAA released an early January report stating that there were 28 billion-dollar weather disasters in the US in 2023, with a price tag of $92.9 billion, not including December’s East Coast storms. It is critical that our state and federal legislators know our concerns about global warming and the need for legislative action. Transitioning from fossil fuels is the only way to protect our irreplaceable planet for future generations. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 5744) would reduce emissions by pricing carbon fuels at their source and sending the cash back to American households. ~ Pauline Paré, Etna