BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 31, 2020
From coast to coast, our nation has been rocked by disasters this year — and not just from the pandemic. Record-breaking hurricanes, unprecedented wildfires, and severe droughts have made too many Americans painfully aware of how vulnerable our health, safety, and economy are to climate change. Mainers know those vulnerabilities well — from extreme heat to surging high tides. We know we’re facing a climate emergency here in Maine and across the globe. We must act now, and we need to use every tool at our disposal. One source of solutions has been largely overlooked: our ocean. The new Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act encourages our nation to once more be a global leader in novel and critical approaches to climate change solutions. ~ Kathleen Meil, Maine Conservation Voters/Maine Conservation Alliance, Camden