PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 28, 2021
The largest contributor to our carbon footprint are emissions from fossil fuels (natural gas, oil and coal) for electricity, heat and transportation. Not only are we causing great damage to the Earth with these harmful discharges, but we also are using up, at an alarming rate, our planet’s precious nonrenewable resources. Governments around the world should begin considering gas rationing for all businesses and citizens at every level. There is a precedent for this solution to a crisis, and it was implemented during the Second World War. This may be the only way to help save the Earth, at this stage, from our ongoing destruction. ~ Sally Carpenter, Falmouth