PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 5, 2024
In his June 22 opinion piece, Roy Matthews gets one thing right: Mainers shouldn’t have to foot the bill for the state’s transition to carbon-neutral energy. But that’s the only part he’s right about. He says that because clean energy won’t stop the storms tomorrow, we shouldn’t bother doing the responsible thing: switching to wind and solar. Instead, he proposes buying the cheapest energy possible. No reasonable person thinks switching to clean energy today will stop climate change tomorrow. It’s not about us. It’s about our children and grandchildren. We have a chance now to curb the damage and leave something for the next generations. It’s going to be slow, but it’s worth it. ~ Michael Trombley, Windham