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Greed biggest issue of the environment, Tibet's Karmapa Lama says

May 30, 2017
By Martin Regg Cohn, Ontario Politics Columnist
Toronto Star

It is not his destiny to be the next Dalai Lama. For he is already reincarnated as the 17th Karmapa Lama.

Yet he may one day succeed his 81-year-old teacher and protector.

Revered since age 7 as spiritual leader of a 1,000-year-old branch of Tibetan Buddhism, Ogyen Trinley Dorje is making...

Sisters in Ontario blend ecology and spirituality in retreat center ministry

May 29, 2017
By Dana Wachter
Global Sisters Report

With master’s degrees and doctorates in eco-theology and eco-ethics, St. Joseph Srs. Linda Gregg and Mary Rowell run the Villa St. Joseph Ecology and Spirituality Centre in Cobourg, Ontario. The two teach university eco-theology courses from the center, which also houses a large...

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...

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