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Can religion fight climate change?

By Urmi Chanda-Vaz

Live Mint

February 24, 2020

https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/can-religion-fight-climate-change-11582546478381.html

The United Church of Santa Fe (Santa Fe, New Mexico) is National Runner Up in Interfaith Power and Light “Cool Congregations” Annual Award for Leadership and Sustainability

United Church of Santa Fe
February 24, 2020

SANTA FE, NM — The United Church of Santa Fe is one of six national Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) 2020 Cool Congregations Challenge runners up. The annual contest accepts applications from religious congregations around the United States who are working to address global warming by reducing their carbon footprint as...

University of Montana’s Environmental Studies Creates First of Its Kind Certificate in “Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Sustainability”

University of Montana

Press Release

February 24, 2020

The University of Montana’s Environmental Studies Program created the first of its kind certificate in “Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Sustainability” in the United States. The certificate is designed to prepare students to work within Indigenous communities or on Indigenous issues with...