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Pope Francis Gave President Trump a Copy of His Encyclical on Climate Change

May 24, 2017
By Katie Reilly
Time

Paying respect to Whidbey's nature the Tibetan Buddhist way

May 24, 2017
By Kyle Jensen
South Whidbey Record

A Tibetan Buddhist religious community will circumnavigate Whidbey Island next Tuesday in a not-so-usual boat trip aimed at honoring the island’s natural life.

The group will be pouring “positive energy” into Puget Sound with prayers and Buddhist mantras.

Removed from the land before, Ponca nation vows to protect the Earth from Keystone XL

May 24, 2017
By Kevin Hardy
USA Today

While their reasons may differ, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska found local farmers and ranchers on their side when the two groups raised their opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline that would carry oil from Canada to the Gulf shore. Brian Powers/The Register

NELIGH, Neb. — Under a boundless canopy of clear blue skies painted with...

VW's 'dieselgate' poses ethical challenge for German Protestants

May 24, 2017
By Tom Heneghan
National Catholic Reporter

The Volkswagen emissions scandal, which began when its “clean diesel” cars were found to be rigged to cheat on pollution tests, has created an environmental, commercial and public relations crisis for the German automaker in the United States.

It has been all that and worse back home in Germany. VW is a national...

Hoping for more in sustainable energy goals

May 23, 2017
By Donna Schaper  
National Catholic Reporter

Pragmatists set small goals and achieve them. Utopians set large goals and often fail. People of faith often help the pragmatists to shake hands with the utopians, while living by hope, realistically.

How big should our goals for addressing climate change be, given what we know about how much serious trouble...

EcoJesuit Newsletter

May 15, 2017
http://www.ecojesuit.com/

US Bank to Stop Funding Pipelines as Divestment Movement Expands Worldwide

May 15, 2017
By Nika Knight
Common Dreams

As a nearly ten-days-long global mobilization calling for divestment from fossil fuels comes to an end, climate campaigners are celebrating a major victory stateside: U.S. Bank has announced that it will no...

Mountains and Sacred Landscapes Conference Report

May 15, 2017
By Sarah M. Pike
International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC)

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the ISSRNC, I want to convey our thanks to all of you who attended our conference on “Mountains and Sacred Landscapes”! A special thanks to those who served as presiders and discussants. We had 225 attendees from over 25 countries...

Faith Groups at People's Climate March, 4/29/17

People of diverse faiths came together on April 29 to speak out for our neighbors and the climate we share, forming a faith contingent at the People’s Climate Marches. More than 200,000 gathered in Washington DC and millions joined in over 375 marches around the globe, all standing up in concern for our climate and against regressive politics. 

Read a report about the...

Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: A Panel and Discussion

May 12, 2017
Parliament of the World’s Religions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1v7KzhBXHE&feature=youtu.be

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