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Commentary: Carbon pricing can stabilize our planet, our common home

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion November 20, 2022

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As people of faith, we recognize our responsibility to care for God’s creation and tο preserve the sacred gift of its natural resources. As Mainers, we recognize that we live in the sole state with both senators (Sen. Angus King and Sen. Susan Collins) on the bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus. In short, we have both urgency and agency. The threat of accelerating climate change requires bold and effective climate policies to sustain... + full article



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