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Why Reading Books on Climate Change are Important for Children
It’s important to read books on climate change to children. Why? Climate change is already happening and impacting children. Children can see it in their everyday lives. Weather extremes —heat, floods, and drought—cause school closings, food shortages, and health issues…
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Children, Youth, and Future Generations
ecoAmerica’s founder and President, Bob Perkowitz, often shares photos and videos of his grandchildren saying, “They are why I do this work.” Many, if not most, adults working on climate solutions say something similar…
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National Faith + Climate Forum Unites Over 1,400 Participants to Strengthen Congregations Through Creation Care
The National Faith + Climate Forum assembled an unprecedented gathering of faith community members committed to build thriving congregations through care for creation with faith-driven action. Drawing more than 1,400 registrants nationwide gathered online and in person at 70 locations from California to Maine, this forum marks a significant milestone in the faith community’s response…
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Interfaith Leaders Speak Out Against Air Polluting Interstate
Faith leaders in Denver, Colorado are speaking out against the proposed expansion of Interstate 70, designed to accommodate a growing number of cars in the area. The state funded project would swell air pollution and potentially displace thousands of low income residents. Many of which, would suffer a spike in asthma-related illnesses, inflating the percentage…
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Jewish Urban Farm Takes Root In California
When the first Israeli Kibbutz was founded in 1909, many theorized that it would never last. By 1940, the fraternity of Jewish farms had risen just over 80, propelling sustainability (and Zionism) to new levels. More than one-hundred years later, similar projects have materialized in America with Jewish community gardens taking root in the San…
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Reclaiming the Religious Pilgrimage From the Grips of Consumerism
Religious pilgrimages and accompanying festivals have forever been a staple of faith-based groups around the world. To embark on an arduous journey, solely for the purpose of connecting to a physical landmark that once served as an abstract pillar of something greater, carries with it the possibility to transform our soul in ways we never…
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Pro-Life Opinions Bring Christians To Creation Care Action
Do pro-life opinions obligate you to creation care initiatives? Many Christians are starting to think so and their argument is actually quite straight-forward. If you believe that a child's right to life should be protected, shouldn’t you aim to protect that child after they are born? What about during the gestation period? Historically, the pro-life movement…
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Talking Creation Care At Thanksgiving Dinner
The holidays are here and we all know how difficult it can be when ‘politicized’ issues arise between family members. While it’s easier to leave these polarizing discussions at the door, if done correctly, positive discourse about climate change can be accomplished. Just ask Katharine Hayhoe, Evangelical Christian, climate scientists, and others such as Richard…
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Blessed Tomorrow Leader, Rev. Jim Antal, Speaks at Yale Conference on Cosmology and Creation Care
Yale University hosted a conference to publicly unpack Christian responses to Brian Swimme’s, Journey of the Universe; a film that explores what William James called the ‘unseen order of the universe.’ In it, Swimme marvels not just at the creation of our abundant galaxy, but humankind’s ability to ‘nourish’ and care for it through ‘ancient…
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Millennial ‘Nones’ Reconnect With Religion Through Nature and Eco-Theology
When the Pew Research Institute released their pivotal 2012 survey on ‘nones’ in America, it took the religious world by storm and remains an issue still heavily discussed today. The discourse surrounding the faction that makes up 20% of the American population seemed to hit a gridlock as religious leaders from all faiths clamored to…
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Blessed Tomorrow Partners’: A Call-to-Action Against Methane Gas
American faith communities have long since been a major component of climate action on both a national and local level. From the Midwest-Dust Bowl that buried an entire culture in the 1930s, to NASA’s recent discovery of a methane cloud blanketing the American Southwest, religious folk have often been the first to respond. So it…
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Religious Leaders Team Up to Address the Moral Crisis of Climate Change
“Let’s use the bell in the church steeple for its original purpose, to sound the alarm and rally the town…to awaken to the challenge of our age,” announced Rev. Dr. Jim Antal at Harvard Divinity School’s Spiritual and Sustainable conference, an event that hosted a multitude of faith leaders earlier this month. Religion has historically been…
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Evangelical Christians Take Action Toward Creation Care
Evangelical Environmental Network CEO, Mitch Hescox, a pastor and former coal worker, knows a thing-or-two about Christian attitudes on climate change. His recent adoption of the term ‘evangelical environmentalist’, coupled with his creation care sentiments, have compelled him to traverse the US, time and time again. By speaking directly with church congregations about depoliticizing the…
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Expanding Faith Beyond the Church to All of God’s Creations
Protecting the environment is not only our civic duty, it is a ‘sacred trust’ bestowed by God, according to Gary Payton. He explains, “If we use rules to respect and restrain ourselves in manmade places of worship, we should be able to do the same to protect the sacred space of creation around us.” For…