MORNING SENTINEL • April 4, 2021
Waterville’s City Council will soon be among the Maine communities considering a resolution pertaining to climate change. According to the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, over the past 30 years, the damage to Maine, its environment, its economy, and its people has become evident and is only going to get worse. A carbon tax makes sense environmentally because it will incentivize the rapid reduction of carbon and reliance on carbon. Economically, it makes sense because all Americans are paid a dividend. Local communities around the world are the ones on the frontlines of climate change. We the people have left our fates and that of our grandchildren in the hands of private industry and unresponsive government for far too long. ~ Jennifer Wilder Kierstead