PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 9, 2021
Government officials arranged for the Blue Angels to come to Maine so we could watch their maneuvers. What they failed to say is that every time the Blue Angels hold a show, they generate over 200,000 pounds of CO2. That significantly increases global warming, right when we are being told we should reduce it. What are these people in Washington thinking? The United States military is one of the biggest polluters on the planet, ranking higher than about 140 countries in terms of its carbon emissions. Putting on an air show for no reason other than our entertainment makes no sense at all. The intensifying climate crisis means it’s time to limit military carbon emissions to those needed for our nation’s defense. ~ Cushman and Maureen Anthony, Yarmouth