ELLSWORTH AMERICAN • November 12, 2021
I’m sure that many of the people who voted “yes” on Question 1 had very good intentions relating to the environment. The result, however, may be quite different to what was intended. Some of the most polluted air in Maine has been recorded in Acadia National Park. Anything we can do to reduce emissions from Massachusetts will benefit Maine’s air quality. Would the environmental groups that adhere to their mindless mantra of conservation at all costs have advocated conservation of the ice sheet covering Maine 10,000 years ago? Instead, let’s talk about ecology and management of the environment. We have passed beyond the point where fine-tuning is going to save the environment. What’s needed is large-scale and immediate change to deploy new energy sources that are less polluting, and to reduce energy consumption overall. ~ Martin Reed, Ellsworth