PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 19, 2022
There are now three reasons to stop using fossil fuels quickly: The most noticeable one is cost. The second is that buying fossil fuels from dictators allows them to wage predatory wars like in Ukraine. Thirdly, burning fossil fuels is the primary cause of the climate crisis and is responsible for increasing temperatures driving extreme weather. A carbon fee and dividend is the most efficient way to speed the transition to renewables, and you would get a monthly check to protect you from hardship as these changes occur. Call Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden and tell them to speed up the transition to renewables now. ~ Nancy Hasenfus, Brunswick