PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 28, 2021
Rising temperatures across the planet already are causing catastrophic events surprising in their scope and intensity, costing dearly in money, lives and livelihood, and forcing scientists to rethink just how bad things will get if we keep using fossil fuels. Republicans largely have refused to act. Democrats, with a majority in Washington, have a fleeting chance to make a difference, and they cannot waste it. Otherwise, things are only going to get worse. President Biden recently called climate change “the existential crisis of our time.” He’s right. Now, let’s act like it.