Tag: climate change
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Why there is still hope amid the gloom of the climate crisis | earth beat
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in Next Avenue and is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration boosting climate story coverage. The world’s ... -
Disastrous climate report calls for church action; UCC offers ways to respond
The world has just received its most urgent warning yet about rising temperatures and the suffering they will cause. Earth’s climate continues to erode faster than ... -
UK Africa Minister visits Nigeria
From Aidoghie Paulin, Abuja United Britain’s Minister for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Vicky Ford, is due to visit Nigeria this week. The British High ... -
As Build Back Better stagnates, faith leaders call on Biden and Senate for ‘moment of courage’ on climate | earth beat
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House in Washington on January 14. Mitch Landrieu, Senior Infrastructure Advisor, is also pictured. (CNS/Reuters/Kévin Lamarque) Nearly 100 ... -
Faith leaders urge Biden on ‘root cause’ migration initiative
US has made investments in Central America, but needs to crack down on corruption and rethink border enforcement, groups say EL PASO, TX (Border report) – ... -
Latin American religious groups call for a post-extractivist economy
Source: London mining network More than 100 Catholic religious congregations and conferences from seven countries sign a manifesto in which they demand a post-extractivist development model ... -
Is a big cut in solar incentives coming? – News from the Cerritos community
The CPUC proposal would add a solar penalty fee of $ 57 per month for the average residential solar system. A $ 15 per month credit ... -
Kansas needs an equality curriculum for our public schools
The Kansas Reflector hosts opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of expanding the conversation about how public policy affects the daily lives of people ... -
COP26, hope and judgment in times of crisis
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (‘COP26’) was held in the wake of extreme weather events made worse by climate change, new danger warnings ... -
Democrats struggle to energize their base as frustrations mount
Ms Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats agree that a significant part of the challenge their party faces is structural: with small majorities in Congress, the party cannot ... -
As Melbourne faces ugly civil unrest, Scott Morrison looks like a political leader seeking a hammer blow | Scott Morrison
We’ll get to Scott Morrison “double talk to extremists” (as Daniel Andrews said on Friday) shortly. But let’s start with Israel Folau and what Bill Shorten ... -
Patriarch released from hospital after stenting, extends visit to US
Towards the end of his first apostolic visit to the United States in many years, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople was hospitalized on November 3 at ... -
Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew says young people can ‘save democracy and our planet’ | Earth beat
Climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic are interrelated crises that challenge churches to respond with both faith and science, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the University of ... -
Geeking Out with Maurice Broaddus and Ted Chiang, Christianity and Science Fiction Lecture Videos, and more
Very soon, I’ll have an update to share on some of my own sci-fi writing, along with a few stories that I’m really excited to be ... -
Rethinking America’s Strategy in the Greater Middle East
The ADVANCE of US interests from North Africa to Central Asia is collapsing. The exhausting occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan point to a strategic failure. Vast ... -
Lutherans and other religious leaders urge governments to act on climate change
Susan BarretoSusan is an author with a long-standing interest in religion and science. She currently edits Covalency, the online magazine of the Lutheran Alliance for Faith, ... -
Pope Francis and religious leaders jointly urge nations to care for creation
VATICAN CITY – High-level representatives of the world’s religions gathered with Pope Francis at the Vatican to show their shared commitment to caring for the Earth ... -
Pope Francis and 40 religious leaders call for urgent action to fight climate change: “Future generations will never forgive us”
In an unprecedented response to the “grave threat” to all people around the world from climate change, Pope Francis and some 40 religious leaders representing the ... -
Advocacy of religious leaders: Save our common home
Lutherans join world religious leaders in Vatican to sign appeal to governments ahead of COP26 climate summit (LWI) – “We have inherited a garden: we must ... -
Pope Francis and other religious leaders to present joint appeal to COP26 climate summit | Earth beat
Vatican City – Pope Francis, along with other religious and scientific leaders, will present a joint statement to the president of the COP26 climate summit in ... -
North Carolina Representative Urges Religious Leaders To Stand Up For Climate Initiatives | Earth beat
Representative Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, speaks during a climate action dialogue with religious leaders in North Carolina on September 27. (EarthBeat screenshot) As Congress faces a ... -
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Johnson of UK ahead of bilateral meeting
oval office 5:05 p.m. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, it’s a pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Johnson to the White House, the Oval Office. I am honored ... -
British religious leaders call for action on climate change ahead of COP26
Scottish and British religious leaders call on governments to take transformational climate action at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. By Lisa ... -
If Hindutva is Hinduism then the Ku Klux Klan is Christianity
Before I begin, let me read a response I sent to one of the many who have warned me over the past few weeks. “Dear friend ... -
The vitality of human rights in times of turbulence
Image by LoggaWiggler of Pixabay In a recent book, I look at a number of human rights campaigns around the world and how successful they are ... -
Remembering John Stott, Queen’s Chaplain and Evangelical Power
One hundred years ago today, a humble man was born who continued to firmly support the Queen’s faith and helped strengthen evangelical Christianity around the world. ... -
Can religious leaders steer public opinion towards climate action? | Earthbeat
Windmills wind turbines are seen in this illustrative photo. (CNS / Pascal Rossignol, Reuters) On April 22, Earth Day, some world leaders, including US President Joe ... -
It’s time to hold the big banks to account for their dirty loans
Earlier this month, oil prices slumped to minus $ 30 a barrel as the world faced an unprecedented economic shock. Yet, remarkably, the big British banks ...
