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The Battle is Joined

May 2013
By Bill McKibben
Sojourners Magazine

We can see in our mind’s eye all the generations to come, and so we know why we fight.

For God So Loved the World

May 2013
By Rose Marie Berger
Sojourners Magazine

What will it take to push back climate change? A Spirit-driven ‘power shift’ might be a key.

 

NEW YORK CITY has been bombed at least twice in the past decade. First by al Qaeda and second by Hurricane Sandy.

Water Ethics Newsletter

April 2013

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Defying Without Defiance: Morning-after Reflections on EQAT's Action at the Annual Meeting of PNC

April 24, 2013
By George Lakey
GreenPNC

We had decided to break the rules.  Not a big thing for people whose temperament or life experience leads them to a defiant attitude toward authority.  But we happened to be mostly middle class people, heavily conditioned to fit in, to obey the rules. Our socialization had led to professional and, for the students, academic success....

Hinduism and Climate Change

Clergy and Hundreds of Christians Gather for Climate

April 23, 2013
New England Regional Environmental Ministries Press Release

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Click here to read “Climate Revival” Statement of New England Regional Environmental Ministries (April 27, 2013)

Sacred Sites Research Newsletter (SSIREN)

April 2013

In Love With My Planet

April 20, 2013
Interview by Dominique Browning
New York Times

Dominique Browning spoke with Sebastião Salgado, the documentary photographer and author, about the inspiration for his forthcoming book “Genesis.”

These beautiful photographs are so different from your previous work. Tell me about that.

Earth Day 2013 Message from Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director

UNEP is calling on people across the world to share their traditional knowledge and ideas of food preservation whether it be biltong in South Africa, pickling or jam making, sauerkraut in Germany, or the way shark meat is ripened and preserved in ice in Iceland.

April 19, 2013
United Nations Environment Programme

InsideClimate News Team Wins Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting

ICN is the third web-based news organization to win national reporting honors, and the smallest among a trio that includes ProPublica and Huffington Post.

By InsideClimate News Staff
April 15, 2013

InsideClimate News reporters Elizabeth McGowan, Lisa Song and David Hasemyer are the winners of this year’s Pulitzer Prize for national reporting.

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