PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 31, 2020
The global coronavirus pandemic ought to be enough to occupy our thoughts at this moment in time, but regretfully, we must not forget that there is a second global crisis that, in the long run, may prove to be even more difficult to confront. I am referring to the climate crisis. This reminds me of a recent article about ATVs (“ATV sales riding high as Mainers long to get outdoors”). Unless such vehicles are fully electric, their use does us more harm than good, analogous to people not wearing masks to fight COVID-19. ~ Joseph Hardy, Wells