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West Bank barrier plan threatens ancient farming landscape

 

December 22, 2012
By Joel Greenberg
The Washington Post

BATTIR, West Bank — The old stone-walled farming terraces of this scenic Palestinian village near Jerusalem stretch along the hillsides, fed by spring water flowing through a network of irrigation channels that dates to Roman times.

 

United Nations Environment Programme Upgraded to Universal Membership Following Rio+20 Summit

December 21, 2012
United Nations Environment Programme

New York / Nairobi - Another step forward to the ‘Future We Want’ was put in place today with a decision by the General Assembly of the United Nations to ‘strengthen and upgrade’ the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and establish universal membership of its governing body.

Exploring the Intersection of Cosmology, Ecology, and Ethics

December 13, 2012
By Nick DiUlio
Princeton Environmental Institute

West Bank: a concert to draw attention to the region's threatened environmental heritage

 

December 12, 2012
EU Neighborhood Info Center

Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) organized a concert this week in the Palestinian village of Battir to raise awareness about the route of the Separation Barrier due to be built in this area of tremendous ecological and cultural significance to all the people of the region. The event was supported by the EU’s Partnership...

The world cannot wait - climate change is happening!

December 7, 2012
World Council of Churches
 
Statement from the World Council of Churches
To the High-Level Ministerial Segment of the
18th Session of the Conference of the Parties – COP18 to the UNFCCC
8th Session of the Meeting of the Parties – CMP8 to the Kyoto Protocol
Doha – Qatar

Mr President, His Excellency Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah...

Walking Back from the Climate Cliff: "Pray-In" at the White House, January 15

 

December 6, 2012

By Rabbi Arthur Waskow

The Shalom Center


To put the bottom line first: Below is an invitation to join in  and/or support a Multi-faith Pray-in for the Climate at the White House on January 15.

Preparing the Ground for Fifty Great Days for the Earth: Churches Plan for UCC's Mission 4/1 Earth

December 5, 2012
By Eric Anderson
The Connecticut Conference United Church Center

WEST HARTFORD – Over twenty-five ordained and lay church leaders took first steps on Monday night toward a bold project in which they’ll engage next spring. Mission 4/1 Earth, said the United Church of Christ’s Minister for Environmental...

Hanukkah for Healing: The Green Menorah

 

December 3, 2012
By Rabbi Arthur Waskow
The Shalom Center

The Green Menorah Commitment: Action to Avert Global Scorching

The first night of Hanukkah is this coming Saturday night, December 8.

This is the first of two letters urging that to the traditional understandings of Hanukkah, we add seeing it as the time for recommitment...

Orthodox Leader Deepens Progressive Stance on Environment

December 3, 2012
By Marlise Simons
New York Times

At a conference near Istanbul last June, the chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall spoke about the endangered habitat of what she called “our closest relatives.” Underlining the evolutionary link, she described her encounter with a senior male ape who had a “beautiful white beard.”

With a smile, she turned to the 72-year-old...

For 8 days of Hanukkah, my True Love said to me: "Help save My Earth!"

December 3, 2012    
By Rabbi Arthur Waskow
The Shalom Center

Hanukkah’s Light beyond Doha’s Darkness

In Doha, Qatar, yet another conference of all the world’s governments has just ended —  once again failing to take crucial steps to prevent world-wide climate disaster.

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