PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 21, 2021
Isaiah 40:31 says, “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. On the first day of his presidency, President Biden signed an executive order that ensures that the United States will rejoin the Paris climate accord. The momentum created in 2015 will now continue. Private-sector leaders increasingly recognize that transitioning our high-carbon economy to one built on low-carbon activities is not only necessary to limit dangerous climate change impacts but also good for companies’ bottom lines. In some ways, the most hopeful factor is that millions of Americans are soaring on eagles’ wings as they increase their efforts to confront the climate crisis. ~ The Rev. Richard Killmer, Yarmouth