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God and the earth: Evangelical take on climate change

March 7, 2019
By Shay Meinecke
Deutsche Welle

Conservative Christians have long opposed climate science, saying human induced warming goes against God’s omnipotence. Opinions divide on whether that thinking might slowly be changing.

Faith community joins Florida congressman in opposing offshore drilling

March 1, 2019
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service Environment
National Catholic Reporter

Washington — Rep. Francis Rooney, a former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, cautioned that offshore drilling for oil in Florida’s coastal waters would endanger the state’s tourism-based economy should a major spill occur.

Remembering Co-Founder Jim Mulligan

March 2019
Earth Ministry

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Earth Ministry co-founder Rev. Jim Mulligan. Jim was a wise and loving person who brought his commitment, experience, and energy to Earth Ministry.  His care for God’s creation and the human and natural communities of our common home set the standard for our mission and programs. 

Exploring the Intersection of Faith and Environmental Justice

February 27, 2019
By Rachel Kirk and Meredith Smith
Earth Institute

Pipeline struggle reveals value of community to religious congregation

February 20, 2019
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service
Global Sisters Report

For the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the order’s religious freedom claims in a legal challenge to a natural gas pipeline through their land in Pennsylvania came as no real surprise.

“But we needed to see it through and that’s what we did,”...

Panama: Catholic sister considers dam a violation of indigenous people's right to religion

February 18, 2019
By Tracy L. Barnett
Global Sisters Report

A set of mysterious petroglyphs lie at the heart of the indigenous Ngäbe-Buglé religion and written language — and those petroglyphs now lie at the bottom of a stagnant, foul-smelling reservoir.

Indigenous groups unite in call for Murray-Darling royal commission

February 13, 2019
By Peter Hannam
Sydney Morning Herald

Only a federal royal commission with “real teeth” can uncover the corruption and mismanagement that is killing the nation’s biggest river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, leading Indigenous groups say.

The demand was a centrepiece of issues raised by hundreds of water activists who gathered in Canberra on...

Indigenous researchers plant seeds of hope for health and climate

February 12, 2019
By Kim Anderson
The Conversation

As we learn more about climate change, this knowledge can be paralyzing, especially for young people who are contemplating life pathways.

Meeting people's need for clean water changes sisters' lives, too

February 11, 2019
By Dan Stockman
Global Sisters Report

Praised be You my Lord through Sister Water,
So useful, humble, precious and pure
—St. Francis of Assisi, “Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon”

Indigenous Brazilians and Environmental Protection

February 7, 2019
By Suzanne Oakdale
Yale Global

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