BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 19, 2025
Last year, the fossil fuel industry gave $219 million, mostly to help elect Trump and the Republican congressional majority. Now this industry is getting its payoff. The president is trying to stop the transition to renewable energy at a time when climate change is becoming more dangerous. And we are passing environmental tipping points now, which means that even when we switch completely to renewable energy, our climate will continue to get worse for some time. We are all spectators to a race that will determine the fate of our children. ~ Richard Thomas, Waterville