Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-12-05/environment/get-real-for-christmas-go-green/a55232-1 December 5, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania has more than 1,300 Christmas tree farms. (CBF Photo) HARRISBURG, Pa. – If you want to help the environment this Christmas, … Continued
WASHINGTON: The National Council of Churches of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) and Creation Justice Ministries join in expressing their deep appreciation to President Obama and the Army Corps of Engineers for the historic decision to not … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): On November 30, Oxfam America in partnership with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) launched its Undervalued and Underpaid in America: Women in Low-Wage, Female-Dominated Jobs report. While much of the discussion after the election has focused … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Many of us will remain focused on family, friends, and various religious rituals, holy days, and celebrations through these weeks, through the darkest part of the year. As you continue that truly important … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/11/25/warning-global-havoc-possible-arctic-tipping-points-pile Published on Friday, November 25, 2016 by Common Dreams The signals ‘are getting louder,’ says scientist involved in new comprehensive Arctic study By Jon Queally, staff writer The village of Kulusuk in Greenland. (Photo: Ville Miettinen/flickr/cc) What is … Continued
Updated: OCTOBER 17, 2016 — 1:30 PM EDT by Samantha Melamed, Staff Writer @samanthamelamed Last summer, Kameelah Davis-Spears was just one year out of homelessness. She’d found a house for herself and her four children in West Philadelphia using a Section 8 voucher. … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): We’ve asked you to join our fight to protect access to high-quality, affordable healthcare, and that fight is only beginning. But right now, we’d like to pause and give thanks for the progress … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): We’ve fought hard this year, with some good results in PA, like the striking down of the special standing law and the legislature’s failure to reenact it, the protection of the PA Instant Check System, and the … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): FRAC, in partnership with the Coalition on Human Needs and hundreds of national, state, and local organizations, is part of the Strengthening America’s Values and Economy (SAVE) for All Campaign. SAVE for … Continued
Background: Right now, as we prepare for President-elect Donald Trump to take office in January, it is more important than ever for all of our elected officials to hear that their communities welcome refugees. Refugee resettlement saves lives, encourages other countries to keep … Continued