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Fenwick Fowler of the group Carbon Cash-Back 4ME speaks Tuesday night to Farmington about including a resolution on climate pollution on the annual town meeting warrant.
Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser
FARMINGTON — Selectmen voted 2-2 Tuesday night on a request to place a resolution on climate pollution on the annual town meeting warrant. The tie vote means the request was defeated.
The resolution calls on Maine’s congressional delegation to enact carbon-pricing legislation to protect Maine from the costs and environmental risks of continued climate inaction.
The resolution states, “To protect households, we support Cash-Back Carbon Pricing that charges fossil fuel producers for their carbon pollution and rebates the money collected to all residents on an equal basis with monthly dividend checks, it continues.” If approved, written notice of the vote would be sent within 30 days to the Maine delegation, according to the resolution.