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Global Warming's Terrifying New Chemistry

Our leaders thought fracking would save our climate. They were wrong. Very wrong.

By Bill McKibben
The Nation
March 23, 2016

Getting the Next Generation to Fall in Love with the Planet: An Interview with Dan Siegel

March 24, 2016
By Andrew Revkin
Garrison Institute

The first 25 years of my career as a journalist focused on ways to foster sustainable human progress centered on science illuminating the biological and geophysical interplay of people and the planet. But over and over, I came to realize that decisions about addressing, or ignoring, environmental risks were shaped more by...

How religious cooperation is leading to more toilets in India

March 22, 2016
By Allison Pond
Deseret News

For decades, one of India’s largest religious festivals left a stinking mess at the mouth of the Ganges River.

Millions of pilgrims gather each January for a dip in the sacred waters of the Ganges Delta where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. The river has been a symbol of purification since ancient times, yet the festival,...

C'mon, get happy: Denmark leads in latest global happiness index

March 21, 2016
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter

The United Nations on Sunday marked its annual International Day of Happiness, and according to at least one report, the epicenter of the celebration was situated squarely in the state of Denmark.

Immigrants have been arrested looking for alternatives to Flint water

March 21, 2016
By Mark Pattison
Catholic News Service
National Catholic Reporter

Imagine turning on the tap in the morning and seeing something that’s “looked like toilet water coming out of your faucet,” in the words of one Catholic leader. That’s been the reality facing tens of thousands of residents of Flint, Mich., every day for more than a year.

Now, imagine...

Forward Movement Announces New Video Curriculum on Science and Faith

March 21, 2016
Forward Movement

Are science and faith compatible? Ordained scientists in The Episcopal Church offer insight on this sometimes controversial question through a new groundbreaking video curriculum offered by Forward Movement, now available for free download. The curriculum, offered in partnership with the Committee on Science, Technology and Faith, invites a sense of...

Vatican to undertake ecological initiatives during Easter season

March 18, 2016
By Junno Arocho Esteves
Catholic News Service
National Catholic Reporter

During Holy Week and in the Easter season, the Vatican will take part in several initiatives highlighting the importance of ecology and the care for creation.

The Governorate of Vatican City State announced Friday that the thousands of floral arrangements for the Easter morning...

A Martyr of 'Laudato Si'? The indigenous spirituality of assassinated activist Berta Cáceres

March 18, 2016
By Betsy Shirley
Sojourners

Less than two weeks after the March 3 murder of acclaimed indigenous Honduran activist Berta Cáceres, Nelson García, another Honduran activist, was murdered outside his home. Both García...

Holiest of times for water worshippers in Sydney

March 17, 2016
By Brendan Trembath
ABC News

Hundreds of followers of an ancient Middle Eastern faith have descended on a river in western Sydney for one of the holiest weeks in their calendar.

Mandaeans perform an elaborate baptism ritual as a central part of their beliefs.

They are also pacifists, and have suffered a long history of persecution in Iran and Iraq...

Religion and Ecology Summit Establishes CIIS as Leader

Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion Program Hosts Critical Dialogue

By Jessica Paden
California Institute of Integral Studies
March 18, 2016

An enthusiastic crowd of 111 people packed Namaste Hall on a rainy Friday for the inaugural Religion and Ecology Summit at CIIS.

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