MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • October 20, 2024
Last week I happened to be on the Portland waterfront for several days and each day I viewed as many as four cruise ships docked on the same day, with no fewer than two ships each day. All of these vessels ran their generators the entire time at the dock, while as many as 15 charter buses sat awaiting passengers, with their generators also running, and the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad stood by awaiting its riders with engines idling. Although I am not a tree hugger nor a tree mugger, I have a hard time believing that those who advocate for non-fossil fuel energy sources are unaware of this or just overlook an obvious problem. ~ Daniel Milligan, Portland