Critics say increased inflation means we can’t afford its measures. In fact, the cost of not taking climate action would far exceed the legislation’s incentives.
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Maine Voices: Let’s tell elected officials we value, expect universal medical care
Billions of dollars in medical bills have been paid via crowdsourcing platforms like GoFundMe. It doesn’t have to be like this.
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Maine Voices: Ukrainian refugee experience echoes my forebears’ journey
My family were given no choice but to leave Poland during World War I. Like legions of Polish refugees at the time, they eventually built good lives for themselves in Portland.
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Maine Voices: There’s no good reason to resent education loan forgiveness
I say this as somebody with almost a quarter of a million dollars in student debt – which I plan to pay back.
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Maine Voices: Youth vote will be critical to our climate response
As a scientist, I’d rather be working on graphs and describing solutions to the climate crisis. But upcoming elections matter.
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Maine Voices: State grants, loans require a delicate balancing act
The Maine Technology Institute awards vital funding to businesses across the state – businesses like mine. Some of that information it can share, some it can’t.
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Maine Voices: Let’s take a leaf out of California’s book on clean cars
The Golden State is expected to move forward with ambitious emissions regulation later this week. It sends a signal to the global auto market – and to states like Maine.
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Maine Voices: Current electric vehicle rebates don’t fit the bill
Our state is incentivizing new EV purchases by higher-income drivers rather than helping others get old, inefficient cars off the road.
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Maine Voices: Short-term rental proposal shortsighted on islands, elsewhere
The story of my cottage on Peaks is the story of countless island, lake, hunting and fishing cabins all over Maine.
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Maine Voices: USM trip to Greenland sheds light on coastal communities’ challenges
Listening to Greenlanders tell stories about the dramatic effects of climate change is an illuminating experience.