BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 29, 2024
We know that there’s little we can do to control the weather, but we also recognize that there is a lot that we must do to prevent the worst consequences of climate change. One of our top priorities must be to transition away from fossil fuels. In Maine, one of our greatest opportunities is in the development of floating offshore wind. The Searsport Selectboard passed a thoughtful resolution supporting the process to develop offshore wind. This new floating offshore wind port will directly employ about the same amount of people as were lost when the Bucksport paper mill closed, and the Offshore Wind Roadmap identified that as many as 60,000 jobs will be created in Maine if we move offshore wind forward. ~ James Gillway (R), Searsport town manager and Sen. Chip Curry (D), Belfast