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January 28, 2013
By Liz Halloran
NPR

When President Obama during his inauguration speech made a case for tackling human-driven climate change, it felt like deja vu for many in the environmental community — including members of religious groups who have long looked to him for action.

After all, Obama made a similar pledge during his first inauguration address in 2009,...

January 25, 2013
Eurasia Review

Hindus have welcomed reported scrapping of the luxury 26-storey condominium building in Batu Caves area of Malaysia.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was a “step in the right direction” as it would ensure safety and environmental preservation of nearby iconic Batu Caves temple complex, which was...

January 23, 2013
California Institute of Integral Studies

In fall 2013, California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) will launch a new graduate program in Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion. The program is housed in the Institute’s Philosophy and Religion Department, and will offer both MA and PhD degrees.

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Spence to wrap it up after NDPs, Liberals and chiefs sign her declaration

January 23, 2013
CBC News

Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence has decided to end her six-week-long hunger strike after members of the Assembly of First Nations and the Liberal and New Democrat caucuses agreed to back a list of commitments supporting aboriginal issues.

January 22, 2013
WRAP

Consumers, Food Industry and Government all have role to play in reducing 1.3billion tonnes of food wasted or lost each year

Geneva – Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future, according to a new global campaign to cut food waste...

January 17, 2013
By Joanna Sugden
Wall Street Journal

The Kumbh Mela, perhaps the largest religious gathering on Earth, began Monday in Allahabad, a city in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state.

Between 80 and 100 million Hindus are expected to take part in the 55-day festival, bathing at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna, sacred rivers believed to cleanse sin and...

By Angela Manno
Fifteenth Street Meeting, Manhattan, New York
BeFriending Creation – Bi-monthly newsletter of Quaker Earthcare Witness
Volume 26, Number 1
January-February 2013

January 15, 2013
By Jada F. Smith
New York Times

Science and religion went hand-in-hand on Tuesday as leaders from both worlds gathered in front of the White House to protest what they cast as government inaction on climate change.

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Hindu American Seva Communities Press Release
January 10, 2013