Mary Jude Smith cheers for President Donald Trump as his motorcade passes by on Southern Blvd. enroute to his Mar-a-Lago estate from Trump International Golf Club, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via AP) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says the East Coast “could […]
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Susan Collins warns climate change will cost government billions
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is questioned by reporters as she arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) A new General Accounting Office report on climate that warns extreme weather is on the rise ought to spur federal policy shifts, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Tuesday. “We cannot ignore […]
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Mankind will adjust
This is in response to the Associated Press article, “Global warming hurts poor counties” (June 30. The article seemed to accept the claim that human activity is the primary cause of global warming; that sacrificing mankind’s quality of life to reduce carbon emissions would be wise; and that man lacks the ingenuity to adapt to […]
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Climate data has been manipulated
The snow storm on April 1 only fools those who believe government lobbyists never manipulate climate data to push a highly profitable narrative. The Congressional Research Service estimated total federal spending on climate change at $77 billion from fiscal 2008 through 2013 ($110 billion by 2017). During that time, I have been preparing my Maine […]
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Donald Trump takes aim at Obama's efforts to curb global warming
In this March 16, 2017, file photo, proposals for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in President Donald Trump’s first budget are displayed at the Government Printing Office in Washington. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on March 29 that will suspend, rescind, or flag for review more than half-a-dozen measures that were part […]
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Carbon tax provides workable start
WASHINGTON — By all means, let’s have a carbon tax. It’s the best way to deal with global climate change. It would require Republicans and Democrats to compromise — a good thing — and would provide revenues for a government that desperately needs more revenue. Fine. But let’s not pretend that a carbon tax is […]
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Story about global warming had misleading data
Anne Williams is absolutely correct in her assertion (Jan. 28) that scientists can make valid conclusions about the weather they observe. My point is that the article on global warming that I referred to in my original letter (Jan. 25) was misleading. When people try to mold my opinion with misleading information, I question their […]
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No data to support claims
The Associated Press article, “2016 Hottest Year on Record” (Sun Journal, Jan. 19), was highly misleading. The article stated that NOAA claimed the average temperature in 2016 exceeded the previous year by 0.07 degrees; NASA, with equal confidence, claimed the difference is 0.22 degrees. Their claims for accuracy are unbelievable. The only way to extrapolate […]
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An unconstitutional witch hunt
There was an article in The Washington Times (“AG’s United For Clean Power,” March 29) that caught my interest. It seems that Maine’s Attorney General, Janet Mills, has become involved with a merry band of 16 other liberal meddling attorneys general in threatening legal action and fines against those who offend true believers by calling […]
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Preserve the planet as we know it
The Thursday, Dec. 17, issue of the Sun Journal carried tandem columns by Rich Lowry and Cal Thomas on the issue of climate change. Lowry dismissed the Paris accord while Thomas dismissed the phenomenon entirely. How does Thomas explain the gradually rising high-tide mark in Maine, the northward migration of lobsters in search of cooler […]