by Bruce Prescott | Apr 18, 2013 | Opinion
The most difficult expense to budget at our house is the bill for electricity. When we moved to Oklahoma, we bought a home in the country that depends on electricity for all its energy needs. The house was built in the early ’70s – before energy efficiency...
by Lauren Markoe | Aug 22, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) It was the time in pre-marriage counseling when the groom has to leave so the priest and the bride can talk alone. So Jamal Kadri stepped outside Holy Name Catholic Church that rainy day in Washington, D.C., and watched water pour from the church...
by Robert Parham | Feb 16, 2007 | Opinion
According to a National Journal poll, 87 percent of Republican congressmen reject the scientific consensus that the causes of global-warming are man-made. At a congressional hearing on the report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rep. Dana...
by Britt Towery | Oct 4, 2005 | Opinion
It is odd how much stuff we Americans throw away. There was a day when you could get your radio, TV set, toaster or roller skates repaired. If the soles of your shoes had holes, they could be resoled. Today we live in a disposable society. It is cheaper to buy new...
by NCC | Jan 14, 2002 | News
(NCC) Washington, D.C.—For the first time ever, the Sierra Club and National Council of Churches are teaming up to protect America’s beautiful landscapes, launching TV and newspaper ads calling on Americans to “keep our promise to care for creation.”...
