From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): If you’ve shopped for a computer, washing machine, or refrigerator, you’ve seen a little blue label on products that have been certified by ENERGY STAR. The voluntary program – established under President George H. … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Check out PennFuture’s new documentary film capturing the issue of pollution from oil trains. The film centers on Jeremy Griffin, a local resident, student and activist living within the oil train blast zone. More than 700,000 Philadelphia … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is trying to delay and rewrite methane pollution standards that protect our children and our planet from dangerous methane pollution. We have a chance to send comments to the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/07/17/block-pipeline-nuns-court-defend-cornfield-chapel Published on Monday, July 17, 2017 by Common Dreams ‘We’re not looking for money. We want to preserve this land.’ By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Supporters of the nuns’ fight to protect their farmland from the pipeline … Continued
Posted at https://thepeedmont.com/2017/03/22/chesapeake-bay-to-be-drained-cleaned-refilled-on-thursday/ NORFOLK, Va. — Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office announced this morning their plans to drain, clean, and refill the Bay this Thursday. This operation marks the first effort to clean … Continued
From Friends of the Earth (http://www.foe.org/): One of Donald Trump’s first attacks on our environment was to advance the Keystone XL pipeline. He reversed President Obama’s rejection of the pipeline in January. Keystone XL would carry 830,000 barrels of the … Continued
Statement of EDF Action President Elizabeth Thompson – July 13, 2017 July 13, 2017 Contact: Sharyn Stein, sstein@edactionfund.org, (202) 572-3396 NEWS RELEASE (Washington, D.C. – July 13, 2017) The U.S. House of Representatives today rejected an effort to strip bipartisan climate … Continued
Printer friendly press release HARRISBURG (July 12, 2017)– Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today released the following statement after he joined elected officials, higher education officials and business leaders in signing the www.WeAreStillIn.com petition in support of the Paris Climate Change Accord: “Article I, … Continued
From the Evangelical Environmental Network (http://www.creationcare.org): We are excited to bring you a new resource from EEN! We just launched our sermon starter/devotional series on creation care and the first installment, Restoration is Coming, is available now. Check out our resources … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): Just last week, Williams took the Sisters to federal court seeking permission to deploy US Marshals to prevent this ceremony from taking place. They lost that case, and our local community responded with a resounding … Continued