BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 21, 2022
In April 1999 I co-chaired the first Maine Climate conference in Lewiston. The national scientist who spoke did not know whether or not climate change was going to be a risk to Maine in 1999. It is now 2022 and no longer is there a question — climate change is happening. Last week, I Zoomed the conference “Communities Leading on Climate.” Maine has such a creative, positive, common sense group of leaders from all parts of Maine – rural and urban — that are getting things done. It does not matter whether people agree or disagree about the science of climate change or adaptation – but we need to “get to yes” to reduce hazards and save costs and lives. ~ Pam Person, Orland