BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 28, 2021
When it comes to climate change, the U.S. is like a ship heading blindly into a huge hurricane. The ship’s officers are the politicians in Washington tasked with our safety. Most of them have carelessly ignored the radar screens on the bridge. Now extreme heat, drought, floods and fire threaten the ship’s passengers with disaster. Scientists on board have anticipated this storm and know how to steer us away from the worst of it, if only our officers would listen. ~ Sam Saltonstall, Brunswick