PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 6, 2024
It’s obscene that the fossil fuel industry continues to receive billions in subsidies (i.e., taxpayer dollars) at a time when they’ve been reaping record profits and, more importantly, the use of their products is beginning to render the planet unlivable. While common sense would dictate stopping these subsidies, Big Oil controls many of our elected officials. A portion of the financial support fossil fuel corporations receive should be converted to funding for carbon dioxide removal technologies. Funding currently to prop up the coal industry and finance fossil fuel development abroad are two areas that could be diverted for this purpose. ~ Tom Berry, Kennebunk