PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 3, 2021
The executive branch is taking global warming seriously – and it is none too soon. Global warming is a national security threat, a threat to Americans’ lives, property and livelihoods. Where is the legislative branch on this issue? Without comprehensive climate legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by the president, the Biden administration cannot be bold. Write or call your members of Congress and tell them to support a carbon pricing policy similar to the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, which will reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent in 10 years, will protect low- and middle-income households from the price increases caused by the carbon fee, and is revenue neutral. It is the best, first step to bold. ~ Dodie Jones, Brunswick