From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Did you miss out on a screening kit for Before the Flood in the last round? Thanks to The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation we can now offer you one more chance to order a kit … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): In only a few weeks, on Saturday, April 29th, we’ll be speaking out together for our neighbors and the climate we share, forming a faith contingent at the People’s Climate March in Washington DC. … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): The Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2017-18 is an express ticket to making America a second-class country for science, innovation, environmental protection and conservation. Under the guise of putting “America First,” the president aims to cut … Continued
Posted at http://cartwright.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cartwright-degette-polis-and-schakowsky-introduce-legislative-package-to Washington, DC —On April 6, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-17), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Jared Polis (CO-02), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) introduced their Safe Energy Future Plan, a package of five bills that will protect public health and … Continued
“As Leah D. Schade makes clear, we need to green the pulpit if we’re going to green the planet.” — Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org With Earth Day blooming on the horizon (April 22), it’s time to take stock of … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): In this note you will find highlights from the March 2017 PA IPL climate policy briefing call, beginning with opportunities for action and witness. These monthly calls are intended to build our knowledge … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-04-05/climate-change-air-quality/rolling-back-climate-change-initiatives-a-threat-to-national-security/a57133-1 April 5, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A warming climate and rising sea levels already are affecting U.S. military bases. (Robert J. Sitar, USN/Wikimedia Commons) PHILADELPHIA – National security … Continued
From Conservation Voters of PA (http://www.conservationpa.org): Losing the Clean Power Plan will set the U.S. back decades in the fight to address climate change. We need all hands on deck. Send a quick message to Sen. Pat Toomey and tell … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Some good news! This week, a historic number of senators led by Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) and a bipartisan group of representatives led by Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): To date, 800 community members have signed our Pledge to Resist construction of the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline to publicly support non-violent civil disobedience as we seek to protect our land, water, and local communities. Add … Continued