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Urge Congress to Support the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): It sounds like simple advice: “Eat your fruits and veggies.” But it’s not so easy. Our country spends too much money subsidizing crops like corn and soybeans that get turned into processed junk … Continue reading →

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Urge Congress to Support a Full, Multi-Year Reauthorization of the Farm Bill

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness Our nation’s food and farm policies, as embodied in the farm bill, affect people from rural America to inner cities, from our local communities to less industrialized regions around the world. The farm … Continue reading →

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Urge the President to Ban Fracking

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From Food and Water Watch (http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/): As we heard in his inauguration speech last week, President Obama is getting serious about fighting climate change and investing in renewable energy. Today, we want him to hear from 10,000 citizens that fracking … Continue reading →

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Power for Pennsylvania: Climate Change and Faith-Based Action—October 14, Harrisburg

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Sunday, October 14, 2012, 2 – 6 p.m. Unitarian Church of Harrisburg 1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg, PA 17113 The PA-IPL Annual Meeting will gather over 100 religious leaders from across the state for … Continue reading →

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New Book: Acting as if Tomorrow Matters

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

Acting as if Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability (Environmental Law Institute 2012). Drawing on the expertise of more than four dozen sustainability practitioners in a variety of fields, the book teases from the limited progress made in the … Continue reading →

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New Book Addresses Moving Toward Sustainability

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

A recently published article, Sustaining America, summarizes U.S. sustainability efforts over the two decades since the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (or Earth Summit) in 1992. It also summarizes basic findings and recommendations from Acting as if Tomorrow Matters: … Continue reading →

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Resources for Schools

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From The Story of Stuff Project (http://www.storyofstuff.org/):   Sharpen your (sustainably harvested wood) pencils:  school is back in session!   If you think schools should be supplementing reading, writing and arithmetic lessons with some schooling on those other three r’s … Continue reading →

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6th Annual Greenfest Philly—September 10, Philadelphia

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/):   Saturday, September 10, 2011, 11 am-5 pm Headhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA   Greenfest Philly educates the public about steps they can take to be more sustainable in their daily lives. The festival showcases … Continue reading →

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A Food Manifesto for the Future

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

Shared by the New Community Project (http://www.newcommunityproject.org):   February 1, 2011, NYTimes Mark Bittman   For decades, Americans believed that we had the world’s healthiest and safest diet. We worried little about this diet’s effect on the environment or on … Continue reading →

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