TIMES RECORD • October 6, 2021
Past climate agreements aspired to that better future but failed. Why? They had no teeth, no enforcement mechanisms. Meanwhile, so many politicians were on the take from coal, oil and gas interests here in America that we missed the opportunity to provide badly needed worldwide leadership. The world will continue to get warmer for all the damage we’ve done to our atmosphere. But common sense offers a solution to reducing further harm: if we want less of something, we make it cost more. Tell King, Collins and Pingree or Golden that you support “carbon fee and dividend,” a fair and effective climate solution. Let’s aspire not to a helpless hand wringing but to that old American ethic of securing a better future. ~ Sam Saltonstall, Brunswick