As a climate economist who has conducted research in the area for more than 40 years, I’ve enjoyed Paul and Cynthia Stancioff’s occasional articles on climate change including the Aug. 26 article on carbon pricing. They have done a great job! In the same edition, Les Otten had a letter suggesting that in an earlier […]

To the Editor: During the COVID-19 pandemic, having reliable, high-speed internet has become more crucial than ever. The world has moved even more online, yet many Mainers are being left behind due to lack of infrastructure and walled out because of unaffordable rates. BroadbandNow, an independent group that researches high-speed internet coverage in states around […]

To the Editor: Underpaid, over worked and on the brink of exhaustion, direct care professionals (DSP’s) need a break, and they need it now. While nurses and other front line workers generally make a living wage, highly credentialed DSP’s are expected to take care of vulnerable individuals professionally and with high expectation despite making minimum […]

To the Editor: We must do more to strengthen our power grid against an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event. Such an event can result from an attack by an enemy, or it can occur naturally. It could result in devastating loss of life. There is disagreement on this, but why take chances? We should also have […]

The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, the Maine Pellet Fuels Association, and the Northern Forest Center read an Aug. 13 column, Energy Matters – Is biomass a climate solution? in the Lewiston Sun Journal and Franklin Journal with dismay, and once again we find ourselves wondering why those who claim concern over climate change would […]

To the Editor: Paul and Cynthia Stancioff’s column Energy Matters is certainly a heartfelt assessment, however the Stanicoffs appear to misunderstand the science of wood, its use as biogenic fuel and the ephemeral nature of the carbon cycle. We are an ambitious species, one that has developed our planet to an unprecedented extent with little […]

To the Editor: Ideological purity tests aren’t going to get us anywhere when it comes to addressing big issues like climate change. Our actions must be rooted in reality and attainability, not fantasy. This is why any commonsense discussion of climate change can’t leave out biofuels. Look around you, pretty much everything in your home […]

To the Editor: I’m not sure if hypersonic missiles or Iran’s drones have a chance of first strike capability. If so, or if some countries will think so, and/or don’t fear a second strike, then we need to take preventative steps. The same applies to nuclear weapons, and perhaps even poison gas. If there is […]

No Rhyme Greg Zemlansky I will not make this poem of mine to rhyme. Not a single word will end the same. I have made-up my mind to do it that way. Too much to worry about making it rhyme. I will not make this poem of mine to rhyme. I will write it in […]

To the Editor: As negotiations continue on the infrastructure package, climate action is frequently framed as being at odds with the economy, where taking any sort of effective action would come at a large cost. This could not be more wrong. First are the long-term implications, as unaddressed climate change spells disaster for future jobs […]