BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 6, 2021
In 2020, 350 coal-fired power plants were under construction around the world. This seems to be the opposite of what our goals should be — limiting fossil fuels to decrease the effects of climate change. Capitalism, or at least the desire for profit, promotes this fossil fuel usage. As an eighth grader at King Middle School, I am angered that many corporations and world leaders are destroying the planet in means of profit. Capitalism is influencing our governments and destroying our climate. ~ Charlie Jacques, Portland