MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • August 29, 2021
Re: “Gov. Mills says she ‘will not allow’ Skowhegan’s Sappi paper mill to close over recent dam concerns” (Aug. 26): Unfortunately, nowhere in this story was there even a passing mention of the substantial contribution of the four hydroelectric dams to avoiding greenhouse-gas emissions over the past 100 years and into the future. Take away the dams to help salmon migration? Stop the Central Maine Power corridor (and future transmission lines) to save some forest? Present climate trends will likely drive all salmon northward or worse, along with lobster and countless other species that indirectly impact our own survival. Try to be a part of the solution, not of the problem. ~ Christiaan Beeuwkes, Mercer