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How faith, reason and environmental protection go hand in hand

May 25, 2018
By Veerabhadran Ramanathan
The Hill

This spring, glaciologists released new data which suggested that the massive ice sheets in the Antarctic can melt faster than expected with climate change. We learned that the gulf stream and associated large-scale oceanic circulation which influences weather in the east coast and Europe is slowing down. These data were...

Cardinal O'Malley leads group of religious leaders, scientists calling for climate action

May 24, 2018
By Danny McDonald
Boston Globe

Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston, led a group of hundreds of local religious leaders and scientists appealing for action on climate change on Wednesday.

O’Malley was among the 500-plus signatories to endorse an appeal that was released Wednesday calling for the climate crisis to be addressed “...

Blessed Ramadan Greetings

Islamic Foundation For Ecology And Environmental Sciences (IFEES) / EcoIslam
May 23, 2018

Read the newsletter here:
https://mailchi.mp/7e96cdae9808/ramadan-greetings-from-ifeesecoislam?e=e34c45089f

Ecuador's indigenous Waorani launch petition to save the Amazon

May 23, 2018
By Kimberley Brown
Al Jazeera

Nemonpare, Ecuador - The Amazon rainforest is not an oil block and it is not for sale, says Ecuador’s Waorani community in a new petition. 

The indigenous community has been living in and fighting for their jungle territory for thousands of years, but they could soon see the entire region auctioned off to the...

A five-village forest journey to water wells in Africa

May 21, 2018
By Joyce Meyer
Global Sisters Report

“Water is life!” It was exciting to experience the truth of these words in the families dancing for joy at having water for the first time in the forests of Cameroon.

'Gardens of Al-Andalus' expo, a lesson in coexistence and ecology

May 19, 2018
Gulf Times

Doha - The ‘Gardens of Al-Andalus’ exhibition, brought to Doha by Qatar Foundation (QF) through the Qur’anic Botanic Garden together with Islamic Culture Foundation (Funci) of Madrid and held under the patronage of QF vice-chairperson and CEO HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, takes visitors during the month of Ramadan on a journey of peace and ecological...

Wuerl brings 'Laudato Si' to life with unique cemetery project

May 19, 2018
By Christopher White
Crux

Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl tours the completed green infrastructure project at Mount Olivet Cemetery May 7 with Kahlil Kettering, urban program director for the Nature Conservancy, John Spalding, president and CEO of Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Washington and Mark Tercek, president and CEO of the Nature Conservancy...

We Are All Noah: Tom Regan's Olive Branch to Religious Animal Ethics

By Matthew C. Halteman

Special Issue: “Tom Regan: In Memoriam”
Between the Species: An Online Journal for the Study of Philosophy and Animals
Volume 21, Issue 1 (Spring 2018)

Huda Alkaff on Wisconsin Green Muslims' Quest for Environmental Justice

May 15, 2018
By Anna M. Gade
Edge Effects

On May 7, in the days before the beginning of the Islamic month of Ramadan, I spoke with Huda Alkaff, a trained ecologist and environmental educator. Alkaff is founder and director of Wisconsin Green Muslims, a state-wide environmental justice group based in Milwaukee that has received...

Amid Haiti's challenges, congregation continues serving those living in poverty

May 14, 2018
By Chris Herlinger
Global Sisters Report

“Come, let’s cheer the Word of God. It is a word of life. It is a word of love and peace.”

At once joyous, inspiring and hopeful, the acclamation, sung in French at a service of perpetual profession, came on a sunny, mild day with no clouds, no winds and no seeming threats.

It was a day that belonged to God....

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