PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 8, 2020
We never want to experience another pandemic. But as the skies clear above us, and smog and pollution are reduced, our perceptions of what is possible in lowering our environmental footprint have changed. Reduced concentrations of nitrogen dioxide can be seen from space. Oil prices are in free fall because of oversupply and reduced consumer demand. Traffic levels are markedly reduced, as many leave their car in the garage, work from home and switch to videoconferencing. Even social connections are being sustained online. These changes are likely to be enduring. Perhaps without realizing it, we are undergoing the transition we need to dramatically reduce pollution worldwide. ~ Martin Grohman, Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine