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Opposing a shareholder resolution, Exxon says the call to accept responsibility for global warming and support the 2 degrees Celsius goal is ‘vague.’

By David Hasemyer
InsideClimate News
February 3, 2016

Oil giant ExxonMobil moved to reject a shareholder proposal calling for the company to assert moral leadership on climate change and pledge to work toward limiting...

February 3, 2016
By Mark Jenkins
Washington Post

Beth Norcross likes to take walks in the woods. But when she does, she’s looking for more than scenery and solitude.

The Arlington resident is the founding director of the Center for Spirituality in Nature, which combines ecological and theological objectives....

February 3, 2016
India TV News Desk

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has questioned the centuries-old tradition practised by Hindus to cremate dead bodies at the river banks, saying the method of burning wood leads to air pollution and also effects natural water resources.

Keeping in mind the growing level of pollution, the NGT said that there...

February 2, 2016
By Peter Feuerherd
National Catholic Reporter

Queens, NY – Catholic environmentalists need to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, Fr. Bryan Massingale, theology professor at Marquette University, told a conference at St. John’s University here on Saturday.

Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute

February 2016

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January 31, 2016
By Kristen Hannum
Catholic Sentinel

The well-spoken man spoke out a bit too late; most of the attendees at the session, “Catholic Farmers Reflect on Pope Francis’ Encyclical” had already stood up, chatting about what they’d heard.

 

February 1, 2016
By Russell L. Meyer
Orlando Sentinel

No matter our own personal faith or spiritual beliefs, one universal truth is that climate change threatens everyone. The climate agreement reached in Paris in December is a ray of hope in the international response to climate change. However, a lasting solution requires strong grass-roots action from concerned citizens and...