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Writing in the New York Times, Tom Zeller on Sunday talked about the surprising number of plot twists and turns emerging in Copenhagen, where the world’s leaders are gathering on December 7 to address climate change in a post-Kyoto world. Hopes for a climate change agreement were waning until China recently announced its plans [...] There are so many things that congregations can do to engage environmental issues, having a checklist that aids you in assessing what you’re already doing and provides suggestions on what can be done would be an invaluable resource–whether you’ve been at environmental issues for a number of years, or are just starting up. Fortunately, the Eco-congregation [...] With the climate change meeting in Copenhagen now just a month away, the rhetoric against climate change is heating up. And increasingly, religious organizations are finding themselves in the line of fire. Tory Member of Parliament Roger Helmer has accused the hierarchy of the Church of England of dropping the “gospel in favor of the [...] Even in down economic times, there is evidence that the scarce dollars being distributed by philanthropists are sprinkled among green organizations. And it’s organizations such as Jewish Farm School in New York are the recepients. Launched in 2005 with $5,000, JFS aims to connect Jews with farming and growing their own food. Today, it has a [...] A five gallon bucket, some peat moss, and a whole bunch of worms yields–Compost! It’s a simple technique that congregations looking for ways to raise consciousness about environmental issues can deploy to young and old alike. And, the video description is kind of fun, too. The good folks at The Regeneration Project have just named their newest “Cool Congregation“: Congregation Beth HaTephila in Asheville, North Carolina. Officially, the congregation earned the award for its Preserving Our Planet Initiative, which has four foci: Energy, Recycling, Transportation, and Agriculture. What sets the story apart, however, is how the congregation came to embrace the initiative. [...] Congregations and congregational meals go together like ham and eggs, or chicken and biscuits, or broccoli and cheese; well, you get the idea. So with all that eating going on, what better place than religious houses to focus on “sustainable eating.” That’s the idea behind the book Restoring Eden, put out by the good people at [...] Among the buzz coming out the Many Heavens, One Earth meeting this week in England is the official launch of the Church of England’s Seven-year Plan on Climate Change. The plan has several big-ticket items, like reducing the church’s overall carbon footprint by 80 percent by 2050. But it’s the small ideas in the plan that [...] Today and Wednesday, world religious leaders are convening at the home of the Queen of England, Windsor Castle, for the Many Heavens, One Earth: Faith Commitments for a Living Planet conference. Convened by the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) and the United Nations, the meeting “will launch dozens of long-term commitments by all the [...] |
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