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Pervasive and powerful: Nonviolence

October 15, 2014
By Rachel Myslivy
Global Sisters Report

Anyone who works for social change can tell you, it’s not an easy road. Like all grand-scale, emotionally and morally charged issues, environmental activism can be frustrating. Playing the blame game has been a primary tactic for many, including myself, in the environmental movement.

Churches Go Green by Shedding Fossil Fuel Holdings

October 15, 2014
New York Times

Evangelical clergy say addressing climate change is pro-life

October 13, 2014
Florida Times-Union

For us, being pro-life includes not only defending our unborn children but also the biblical mandate to care for all life.

While the threats may be different, the injunction to protect life is the same.

We are called to protect this seamless garment of life.

Toxins and other pollutants foul our water, air and soil, impacting...

Humans and Other Animals - international prize essay competition

The Philosophical Quarterly invites submissions for its 2014 international prize essay competition, the topic of which is ‘Humans and Other Animals’.

Experts Debate Moral, Religious Case for Climate Action

October 9, 2014
By Bobby Magill
Climate Central

When members of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) meet each year at the organization’s annual conference, reporters are updated on the latest advancements in climate science from leading climatologists and government scientists.

Nuttall: 'Religious groups are taking action on climate change'

October 10, 2014
DW

Nick Nuttall, spokesperson for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, tells DW how religious groups are increasingly fighting climate change and how that might have a bigger impact than you’d think.

DW: Mr. Nuttall, in the lead up to the climate negotiations in Paris in 2015, the United...

Green Church Newsletter

October 2014

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Todd Stern, U.S. Lead Climate Negotiator, Visits Yale to Talk Global Warming

October 8, 2014
By Kevin Dennehy
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern, who has led the United States in global climate talks since 2009, will address domestic and international efforts to mitigate the threat of global climate change during a public speech at Yale on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Bhakti divide in Brajbhoomi

October 15, 2014
By Soma Basu
Down to Earth

Disagreement is brewing among Krishna’s devotees in Vrindavan. While some want to show their love for the god by building temples, others serve Krishna by restoring the forests that were intrinsic to his life

Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI) Newsletter