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10 Hindu Environmental Teachings

April 10, 2011
By Pankaj Jain
The Huffington Post

Hinduism contains numerous references to the worship of the divine in nature in its Vedas,
Upanishads, Puranas, Sutras and its other sacred texts. Millions of Hindus recite Sanskrit mantras daily to revere their rivers, mountains, trees, animals and the earth. Although the Chipko (tree-hugging) Movement is the most widely...

Green Passover: Taking Responsibility for People and Planet

April 9, 2011
By Rabbi Edward C. Bernstein
The Huffington Post

“[God said], ‘For the Land is Mine. You are but strangers and sojourners with Me” (Leviticus 25: 23).

10 Teachings on Judaism and the Environment

April 6, 2011
By Rabbi Lawrence Troster
Huffington Post

1. God created the universe.

Fracturing Logic

April 4, 2011
America Magazine

Tibetan Glaciers Melting, Dalai Lama Claims

April 2, 2011
The Huffington Post

NEW DELHI – The Dalai Lama said Saturday that India should be seriously concerned about the melting of glaciers in the Tibetan plateau as millions of Indians use water that comes from there.

The Tibetan spiritual leader quoted Chinese experts as saying that the Tibetan glaciers were retreating faster than any elsewhere in the world.

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Padyatra to Save Yamuna from Pollution

March 22, 2011
Times of India

KANPUR: Hundreds of `sadhus’ from Braj Mandal, `bhakts’ of Lord Krishna, farmers, environmentalists and residents of Etawah participated in a `padyatra’ to save the Yamuna from pollution.

The march which started from Allahabad on March 3, covered Kaushambi, Fatehpur, Kanpur and Auraiyya to reached Etawah on Tuesday.

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Solar energy spars with spiritual lands in California

March 3, 2011
New Scientist

NATIVE Americans in southern California do not see a bright side to the prospect of six new solar-energy projects crowding the Mohave, Sonoran and Colorado deserts they have called home for thousands of years.

A group called La Cuna de Aztlan Sacred Sites Protection Circle has united with activists to challenge the projects, which have been...

Movement to save the Yamuna gains momentum

March 1, 2011
By Brij Khandelwal
Indian News Post

A movement launched by the ascetics and Sri Krishna devotees of the Braj Mandal to save the Yamuna river from pollution is now gaining momentum.

Agra/Gokul (IANS) – Hundreds of ascetics and activists have reached Sangam (confluence) at Allahabad...

Green Economy and Environment Governance reform backed by world's environment ministers

February 24, 2011
United Nations Environment Programme

Nairobi - A major sustainable development conference in Brazil next year offers a key opportunity to accelerate and to scale-up a global transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient Green Economy, a meeting of the world’s environment ministers has signaled.

Forest Conservation Groups in Nepal and Guatamala Win 2011 Sasakawa Prize

2011 Sasakawa Prize winners bring Forest Management and Sustainable Development to Rural Communities in Latin America and Asia

United Nations Environment Programme
February 23, 2011

Nairobi (Kenya) - Two projects conserving forests and promoting sustainable development in remote rural communities of Latin America and Asia are the laureates of the 2011 UNEP...

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