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Building Sustainable Future Needs More Than Science, Experts Say

February 20, 2012
By Stephen Leahy
Nation of Change

Contrary to popular belief, humans have failed to address the earth’s worsening emergencies of climate change, species’ extinction and resource overconsumption not because of a lack of information, but because of a lack of imagination, social scientists and artists say.

International Big History Association Newsletter

Volume II, Number 2
February 2012

This issue includes a section about the Journey of the Universe film.

To read this newsletter, visit: http://fore.research.yale.edu/files/International_Big_History_Association_Newsletter.pdf

For past newsletters, visit:...

India's richest shrine goes green

January 30, 2012
By Shilpa Kanna
BBC News

Surrounded by seven hills, high above lush green forests is the temple town of Tirumala.

The crown jewel is the dazzling gold-plated temple of Lord Venkateshwara. Located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, this is not just one of Hinduism’s holiest shrines, but also one of the richest.

It has an annual income...

Quaker Eco-Justice Strategy: Equality and the Experiment of the Earth Quaker Action Team

January-February 2012
By George Lakey
Quaker Earthcare Witness

Any great change must expect opposition because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.

What if it turned out that a time-honored Friends testimony, a success story in northwestern Europe, and an experiment by contemporary eco-justice Quakers,...

N.Y. Quakers hold non-violent direct action training on 'fracking'

Acting to end hydrofracturing in natural gas development

By Angela Manno
15th Street (N.Y.) Friends Meeting
Quaker Earthcare Witness
January-February 2012

The room filled up slowly on Saturday morning, November 12, 2011, at Brooklyn (N.Y.) Friends Meetinghouse. These were seasoned activists and newcomers to hydraulic fracturing, the newest form...

Hindus commend Pope's environmental stand

January 18, 2012
Merinews

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, commending Pope for his powerful stand on environmental issues, said that to effectively curb environmental degradation and save the planet, religions of the world had to come together to form a joint global strategy.

Hindus have applauded His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for connecting...

Ten Ideas for Saving the Planet: An Overview

January 2012
By John B. Cobb, Jr.
Jesus, Jazz, and Buddhism

Open Letter from the Union of BC Indian Chiefs Supporting the Save the Fraser Declaration...

January 10, 2012

OPEN LETTER: The Union of BC Indian Chiefs fully supports the Save the Fraser Declaration, the Coastal First Nations Tanker Ban and the Indigenous laws banning Crude Oil Pipeline and Tanker Shipments through BC

Dear Premier Clark and Prime Minister Harper

Gratitude, Connectedness, and Awe: The Spiritual Side of Sustainability

 

January 2012
By Jay McDaniel
Jesus, Jazz, and Buddhism

A sustainable community can be a household, village, city, bioregion, or nation.  It is a community that is creative, compassionate, participatory, ecologically wise, and spiritually satisfying, with no one left behind. 

Making a Difference with Low Cost Green Actions at Oak Park Temple

January 4, 2012
By Melanie Weiss
Green Community Connections

Many religious congregations in Oak Park and River Forest are tackling green initiatives that reduce, reuse and recycle and at the same time show congregants the importance of living sustainably and caring for Mother Earth.

Oak Park Temple on Harlem Avenue is one example of a local congregation that has...

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