by Don Gordon | Jan 6, 2021 | Opinion
Sandra Richter has crafted a treasure for the church and anyone interested in the long-term welfare of the earth in her latest book, Stewards of Eden: What Scripture Says About The Environment And Why It Matters. Riveting from beginning to end, I could hardly put the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Dec 29, 2020 | News
The 2030 climate targets set by the 2015 Paris Agreement will not be met without substantive changes, according to a U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) report published Dec. 9. In 2019, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rose by 1.1% from 2018 – the third year in a row of...
by Ron Rolheiser | Dec 17, 2020 | Opinion
Does the earth feel pain? Can it groan and cry out to God? Can the earth curse us for our crimes? It would seem so, and not just because ecologists, moralists and Pope Francis are saying so. Scripture itself seems to say so. There are some very revealing lines in the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 9, 2020 | News
The U.S. is the world’s leading producer of plastic waste by volume, the largest plastic waste producer per capita and the second-largest exporter of plastic waste, according to a report published in Science Advances on Oct. 28. Globally, there was a 26% increase in...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 19, 2020 | News
Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are helping progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a report from the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) published Oct. 5. “Any institution, organization or congregation affiliated...