2015 Climate Articles

Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science
Issue 50, no. 4
December 2015
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679744/2015/50/4
Section on “Why Do We Disagree on Climate Change?”
* (Still) Disagreeing about Climate Change: Which Way Forward? (by Mike Hulme)
* Climate Change and the Clash of Worldviews: An Exploration of How to Move Forward in a Polarized Debate (by Annick de Witt)
* Storytelling and Wicked Problems: Myths of the Absolute and Climate Change (by Lisa L. Stenmark)
* Climate Change and the Apocalyptic Imagination: Science, Faith, and Ecological Responsibility (by Jonathan Moo)
* Can Science and Religion Respond to Climate Change? (by Mary Evelyn Tucker)

Can Religions Help in The Fight Against Climate Change?
By Anna Pujol-Mazzini
Real Leaders
2015
https://real-leaders.com/can-religions-help-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/

Paris: A Spiritual Response to Climate Change
By Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Huffington Post
December 2, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/llewellyn-vaughanlee/paris-a-spiritual-respons_b_8697058.html

A Unique Moment in History
By Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Huffington Post
December 1, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ecumenical-patriarch-bartholomew/a-unique-moment-in-history_b_8688462.html

The Moral and Political Dimensions of Climate Change
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
November 23, 2015
https://www.cfr.org/event/moral-and-political-dimensions-climate-change

Hindu Religious and Civil Society Leaders Urge Climate Change Action
Hindu Declaration on Climate Change Press Release
November 23, 2015
http://www.hinduclimatedeclaration2015.org/launch_annoucement

Indigenous Stories: Enduring Memories of Ancient Sea Rise
By John Upton
Kosmos
November 17, 2015
http://www.kosmosjournal.org/news/tales-of-ancient-sea-rise-told-for-10000-years/

Stop Praying, Take Action, Cultivate Compassion
Garrison Institute
November 12, 2015
http://ginst.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9NTE2MzQ2NSZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9MTAyMzcwMDUxOA==

Berkley Center symposium panel examines relationship between religion and climate change
By Justin Plumb
The Georgetown Voice
November 10, 2015
http://georgetownvoice.com/2015/11/10/berkeley-center-symposium-panel-examines-relationship-between-religion-and-climate-change/

Young Activists and the Long Haul
By Rev. Jim Conn
Capital & Main
November 9, 2015
http://capitalandmain.com/latest-news/issues/environment/young-activists-and-the-long-haul-1109/

President Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter
November 6, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/president-obama-rejects-keystone-xl-pipeline

Keystone XL Rejection: Indigenous Resistance Exults, Trudeau ‘Disappointed’
Indian Country Today Media Network
November 6, 2015
https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/keystone-xl-rejection-indigenous-resistance-exults-trudeau-disappointed

Science alone cannot save the planet, insists spiritual leader of Orthodox Church
By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor
The Telegraph
November 3, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11973107/Science-alone-cannot-save-the-planet-insists-spiritual-leader-of-Orthodox-Church.html

Buddhist Climate Change Statement to World Leaders 2015
Plum Village
October 31, 2015
http://plumvillage.org/news/buddhist-climate-change-statement-to-world-leaders-2015/

15 Buddhist leaders pen climate change statement to world leaders
Lion’s Roar
October 30, 2015
http://www.lionsroar.com/15-buddhist-leaders-pen-climate-change-statement-to-world-leaders/

Buddhist Leaders Call For Climate Change Action At Paris Talks
By Lydia O’Connor
Huffington Post
October 29, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/buddhists-climate-change-letter_56310898e4b00aa54a4c4208

Dalai Lama says strong action on climate change is a human responsibility
The Guardian
October 20, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/20/dalai-lama-says-strong-action-on-climate-change-is-a-human-responsibility

Can Islamic scholars change thinking on climate change?
By Davide Castelvecchi, Quirin Schiermeier, & Richard Hodson
Nature
August 19, 2015
http://www.nature.com/news/can-islamic-scholars-change-thinking-on-climate-change-1.18203

Major Islamic Climate Change Declaration Released
Press Release
August 18, 2015
https://unfccc.int/news/islamic-declaration-on-climate-change

More Than 180 Evangelical Leaders Endorse Obama’s Carbon Reduction Plan
By Jack Jenkins
Climate Progress
July 31, 2015
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/07/31/3686725/evangelicals-carbon-reduction-letter/

Why Do I Care? French Government makes climate change debate personal pre COP
Press Release
July 22, 2015
http://www.arcworld.org/news.asp?pageID=781

White House Honors Florida Faith Leader for Climate “Champions of Change”
Environmental Protection Agency
July 20, 2015
https://archive.epa.gov/epa/newsreleases/white-house-honors-florida-faith-leader-climate-champions-change.html

White House honors Wisconsin Green Muslims founder
By Kari Lydersen
Midwest Energy News
July 20, 2015
http://midwestenergynews.com/2015/07/20/white-house-honors-wisconsin-green-muslims-founder/

Bishop of Salisbury welcomes update to environment guide
Diocese of Lincoln
July 10, 2015
https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/news-events/news/bishop-of-salisbury-welcomes-update-to-environment-guide/

Episcopal Church Votes To Withdraw Investments In Fossil Fuels
By Emily Atkin
Think Progress
July 6, 2015
https://archive.thinkprogress.org/episcopal-church-votes-to-withdraw-investments-in-fossil-fuels-92156a61e2ca/

Millennial Faith Leaders Offer A Vision For The Future Of The Environmental Movement
By Antonia Blumberg
Huffington Post
June 23, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/22/religious-activists-climate-change_n_7454094.html

Climate Change and Moral Responsibility
By Bartholomew and Justin Welby
New York Times
June 19, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/opinion/climate-change-and-moral-responsibility.html

Sustainability pledge a natural progression for Santa Clara graduates
By Sharon Abercrombie
National Catholic Reporter
June 9, 2015
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/earthbeat/eco-catholic/sustainability-pledge-natural-progression-santa-clara-graduates

Theology, Ecology, and the Word: Notes from Halki Summit
By George Handley
Home Waters
June 2015
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/homewaters/2015/06/theology-ecology-and-the-word-notes-from-halki-summit-i.html

Roundtable on Climate Destabilization and the Study of Religion
Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Volume 83, Issue 2
June 1, 2015
Contents:
Introduction (By Todd LeVasseur)
“On Letting a Thousand Flowers Bloom: Religious Scholarship in a Time of Crisis” (By Lisa H. Sideris)
“Risky Hospitality: Ordinal Ethics and the Duties of Abundance” (By Laurie Zoloth)
“Climate Change: Insights from Hinduism” (By Vinay Lal)
“Misfit Messengers: Indigenous Religious Traditions and Climate Change” (By Jace Weaver)
“‘The Earth Is sui generis’: Destabilizing the Climate of Our Field” (By Todd LeVasseur)
“The End of the World As We Know It? Apocalypticism, Interdisciplinarity, and the Study of Religion” (By Sarah J. King)
“Theologians as Interpreters—Not Prophets—in a Changing Climate” (By Forrest Clingerman)
“Resilience, Lived Scholarship, and Sustainable Life” (By Bobbi Patterson and Robert Puckett)
“Reflections from the Field” (By Jeremy S. Pal)

Dominican Sisters of Caldwell fight against climate change
By Nicole Bitette
New Jersey Hills
May 22, 2015
http://www.newjerseyhills.com/the_progress/news/dominican-sisters-of-caldwell-fight-against-climate-change/article_5a91c140-59a8-5c2c-a5d8-c6b9614340ab.html

Buddhists Go to the White House
By Hozan Alan Senauke
Lion’s Roar
May 15, 2015
http://www.lionsroar.com/white-house-buddhist-leadership-conference-hozan-allan-senauke/#

250 Rabbis Sign Rabbinic Letter on the Climate Crisis
By Rabbi Arthur Waskow
The Shalom Center
May 11, 2015
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/earthbeat/eco-catholic/pope-francis-inspires-300-rabbis-sign-rabbinic-letter-climate

Evangelicals become serious about climate change
By Douglas Todd
Vancouver Sun
May 9, 2015
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-evangelicals-become-serious-about-climate-change

Climate Change and the Christian Gospel: Why we need to respond more urgently
By David Atkins
Ekklesia
May 6, 2015
http://operationnoah.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Climate-and-Gospel-David-Atkinson-30-01-2015.pdf

Tikkun Magazine
Special Section: “The Place of Hope in an Age of Climate Disaster”
Spring 2015
https://www.tikkun.org/online-exclusives-the-place-of-hope-in-an-age-of-climate-disaster/​

What the climate movement must learn from religion
By George Marshall
The Guardian
April 4, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/04/climate-change-campaigners-evangelism-religion-activism

San Francisco Bay Area Refinery Corridor Healing Walks
Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN International) Blog
April 2, 2015
https://wecaninternational.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/san-francisco-bay-area-refinery-corridor-healing-walks/

Forum: The Climate Change Crisis
The Episcopal Church
March 2015
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/climate-change-crisis

Ash Wednesday Declaration bears fruit on Good Friday
Operation Noah
March 31, 2015
http://operationnoah.org/news-events/press-release-ash-wednesday-declaration-bears-fruit-on-good-friday/

Climate denial is immoral, says head of US Episcopal church
By Suzanne Goldenberg
The Guardian
March 24, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/24/climate-change-denial-immoral-says-head-episcopal-church

Hispanics Lead U.S. Catholics on Climate Change
By Katie Rose Quandt
Commonweal
March 11, 2015
https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/hispanics-lead-us-catholics-climate-change

Christians pray and march together to urge that it is time to act on climate change
Operation Noah
March 2, 2015
http://old.ekklesia.co.uk/node/21480

Deep in the Amazon, a Tiny Tribe Is Beating Big Oil
By David Goodman
Yes! Magazine
February 12, 2015
http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/together-with-earth/deep-in-the-amazon-a-tiny-tribe-is-beating-big-oil?

Religious Leaders Confronting Climate Change
Podcast with Mary Evelyn Tucker
Yale Climate Connections
February 11, 2015
http://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2015/02/religious-leaders-confronting-climate-change/

Interfaith panel tackles global environmental problems at Dallas event
By Julie Ryan
Green Source DWF
February 3, 2015
http://greensourcedfw.org/articles/interfaith-panel-tackles-global-environmental-problems-dallas-event

Climate Change
Friends Journal
January 2015
http://www.friendsjournal.org/category/2015/january-2015/

A New Paradigm for Catholic Energy Ethics
By Erin Lothes Biviano
Catholic Moral Theology
January 28, 2015
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/a-new-paradigm-for-catholic-energy-ethics/

Whether they want it or not, Republicans get religion on climate change
By Scott Detrow, E&E reporter
ClimateWire
January 15, 2015
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060011713

When the Anthropocene Came to Halji
By Chris Crews
State of Formation
January 8, 2015
http://www.stateofformation.org/2015/01/when-the-anthropocene-came-to-halji/

Can a Christian Make Conservatives Care About Climate Change?
By Coco McPherson
Rolling Stone
January 1, 2015
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/anna-jane-joyner-christian-activist-conservatives-climate-change-20150101#ixzz3OxGBkTG8