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Environment needs Muslim support

August 19, 2010
By Brendan Borrell
The Guardian

The Qur’an teaches respect for the environment. But Moroccan activist Mohamed Attaoui has found the authorities less keen.

Social chaos reflected in sculpture

August 16, 2010
By Stephen Bede Scharper
Toronto Star

Last month, the Grey Roots Museum in Owen Sound unveiled an 11-foot wood carving depicting “Chaos on Turtle Island.”

Church bells to ring out in September for species protection

August 16, 2010
By Martin Revis
Episcopal Life Online

[Ecumenical News International, London] Support for United Nations talks on biodiversity will be marked in Britain by the biggest nationwide peal of bells since celebrations to mark the eve of the third millennium, organizers say.

Hindus laud Norway's Oya Music Festival for environment friendliness

August 15, 2010
Baltic Review

Hindus have applauded Norway’s Oya Festival (Oyafestivalen) for being a sustainable and green festival in an environmentally friendly zone, calling it “a step in the right direction”.

Dalai Lama sounds alarm over global warming amid floods

August 14, 2010
AFP

DHARAMSHALA, India – The Dalai Lama said global warming could be to blame for devastating flooding and mudslides across Asia as he offered prayers on Saturday for victims of the disasters.

In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming

August 14, 2010
By Justin Gillis
New York Times

Conservation, religious groups work to prevent development on available religious lands

August 11, 2010
By Jay Lindsay 
Associated Press

WAREHAM, Mass. (AP) — The stretch of shoreline owned by a Massachusetts religious order is a place where even the sounds add to the stillness. Bells jangle on buoys as birds chatter and the tide slides in a soft rush past scattered clammers.

“It’s a refuge of silence,” said the Rev. Stan Kolasa, director of a retreat...

Church bells ring to highlight toll of biodiversity

August 10, 2010
Church of England Press Release

Church bells across the country will ring in tune with the United Nations next month to mark crucial international talks on biodiversity.

Pakistan floods: disaster is the worst in the UN's history

August 9, 2010
By Neil Tweedie
The Telegraph

The United Nations has rated the floods in Pakistan as the greatest humanitarian crisis in recent history with more people affected than the South-East Asian tsunami and the recent earthquakes in Kashmir and Haiti combined.

Eat, pray, love: A new green gospel

August 9, 2010
By Mallory McDuff
USA Today

This summer I’ve been waiting for the opening of the movie Eat, Pray, Love with an anticipation that is a bit different from my hope that Congress would find effective strategies to address climate change. The difference? I don’t think I’ll be disappointed with the movie’s ending.

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