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Online courses awaken beginners to unfolding universe story

September 20, 2016
By Sharon Abercrombie
National Catholic Reporter

A set of online courses set to debut this week will offer students an introductory dive into cosmological thought and the epic story of the unfolding of the universe and life itself.

“Journey of the Universe: A Story for Our Times” is a course series created by Mary Evelyn...

Genesis Farm | Restoring Paradise: One Watershed at a Time

A Kosmos Interview with Sister Miriam MacGillis

Kosmos: Journal for Global Transformation
September 20, 2016

Mining leaves a Wisconsin tribe's hallowed sites at risk

Modern boundaries complicate —and stymie—the Menominee Tribe’s effort to protect burial grounds.

A “Sacred Water” story.

By Brian Bienkowski
Environmental Health News
September 19, 2016

Editor’s Note: This story is part of “Sacred Water,” EHN’s ongoing investigation...

10 Photos That Show the Magnificent Light Shining on Standing Rock

Despite all the news of pipeline regulation, court appeals, and activist arrests, Native photographer Josue Rivas reminds us that it is actually a peaceful place.

By Josue Rivas
Yes! Magazine
September 19, 2016

As Blessing of the Waves hits 9th year, paying respect to the ocean and each other

September 18, 2016
By Laylan Connelly
Orange County Register

Pedro Castagna gingerly held onto Fr. Christian Mondor, known as “surfing padre,” waves lapping at their feet as they walked into the water.

The 91-year-old Catholic priest from the Saint Simon and Jude Catholic Church, who swapped out his long brown robe for a wetsuit, stopped and blessed...

Indigenous communities mobilize to defend Guatemala's forests from loggers

September 16, 2016
By Jeff Abbott
Waging Nonviolence

Across Guatemala, indigenous communities are organizing to challenge logging in the country’s vast forests. These communities are concerned with the impact that both legal and illegal logging will have on their watersheds and on the environment.

The 'spiritual battle' over the Dakota Access pipeline

September 16, 2016
By Emily McFarlan Miller
Religion News Service

NEAR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. (RNS) – It’s being called “the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century”: scores of Native American tribes camped among the hills along the Cannonball...

Native Rights and Concerns at Standing Rock: The Important Role of Science

September 14, 2016
By Andrew Rosenberg, director, Center for Science & Democracy
Union of Concerned Scientists

Native American Activist Winona LaDuke at Standing Rock: It's Time to Move On from Fossil Fuels

September 12, 2016
Democracy Now!

Watch the video here:

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/9/12/native_american_activist_winona_laduke_at

IUCN: Where Is The Concern Over Military's Environmental Impact?

September 9, 2016
By Kelsey Amos
Civil Beat

Despite the threats military activities pose to the natural world, surprisingly few panel discussions at IUCN broached the subject.

A week ago, a group of 15-20 activists and students gathered on the University of Hawaii Manoa campus to share the remarkably similar and interconnected stories of nations and peoples from...

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