PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 15, 2022
It’s difficult to try to name the most inept, anti-business move Paul LePage made while governor, but forcing energy giant Statoil (now called Equinor) to take its investment in offshore wind energy to Scotland, instead of investing in Maine’s waters, must be a contender. Sen. Angus King stated that the Statoil proposal had presented Maine with a “once-in-a-hundred-year opportunity to become a global leader in an emerging energy field that would…grow our state’s economy for years to come.” LePage’s lack of vision and bias against renewable energy cost all of us. ~ Mary Ann Larson, Cumberland