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Desmond Tutu: Opposition to pipelines is a moral choice

May 9, 2014
By Desmond Tutu
Ottawa Citizen

As I travel the globe – witnessing first-hand the vulnerability of communities most affected by climate change, from South Africa to Canada – the urgency of our responsibility to take action has never been clearer. Every single day hundreds of millions of lives and livelihoods are affected by global warming, a trend that will...

UN to back Pope Francis statement on 'human ecology'

May 8, 2014
By Sophie Yeo
Responding to Climate Change (RTCC)

The UN will back a letter from the Pope on man’s relationship with the environment, its climate chief Christiana Figueres said on Wednesday.

Faith leaders need to find their voice on climate change

May 7, 2014
By Christiana Figueres
The Guardian

Religious institutions need to find their voice and set their moral compass on one of the great humanitarian issues of our time

Saving the Earth and its peoples from dangerous climate change is an economic, social and environmental issue – and a moral and ethical one too that goes to the core of many if not all of the...

Interfaith leaders launch Blessed Tomorrow to catalyze people of faith on climate change

The new national coalition will empower congregations with concrete steps to address climate change in their communities

PR Newswire
May 7, 2014

LONGWOOD, Fla. – Today marks the launch of Blessed Tomorrow, a new national interfaith coalition of religious leaders committed to inspiring and engaging people of faith to...

Can a Pope Help Sustain Humanity and Ecology?

May 6, 2014
By Andrew C. Revkin
Dot Earth

Towards an Inclusive "Green Economy": Rethinking Ethics and Economy in the Age of the Anthropocene

Remarks by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director at the 2014 Joint Workshop of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

United Nations Environment Programme
May 6, 2014

Rome - Sometimes, to look afresh at the problems of today, we need to take a wider view. Not just decades, or...

HASC lauds the White House on Unveiling Dire Warning - Climate Change Is Here

Action Needed Now - EcoDharmic Justice!

Hindu American Seva Communities Press Release                 
May 6, 2014

Youths sue U.S. government over climate inaction

An unprecedented massive legal campaign led by young Americans is playing out in courtrooms across the nation

By Amel Ahmed
Aljazeera America
May 4, 2014

Young people across the country are suing several government agencies for failing to develop a climate change recovery plan, conduct that amounts to a violation of their constitutional rights, says their lawyer Julia...

Why Should Evangelical Christians Care About Climate Change?

Here are five reasons from an evangelical Christian climate scientist.

By Chris Mooney
Slate
May 3, 2014

Vatican hosts five-day sustainability summit

May 2, 2014
By Brian Roewe  
National Catholic Reporter

A Vatican conference kicking off Friday has brought together academics and experts from across the globe to address sustainability issues related to both people and the planet.

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