Last week, Maryland became the first state with shale gas reserves to enact a ban on fracking. They did it with the support of Republican Governor Larry Hogan. Meanwhile, our Democratic Governor Tom Wolf has been actively promoting fracking. Call … Continued
Faith Climate Action Week — Your Congregation, Community, Home From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): April 17 @ 12:05 AM – April 23 @ 11:55 PM All you need and more (including worship and sermon resources, postcards, a discounted film and a … Continued
From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): The proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline would transport fracked gas 600 miles through West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. The pipeline would permanently damage our forests — spoiling views from the Appalachian Trail — and its climate … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/03/29/coalition-takes-trumps-order-pillage-public-lands-coal-court Published on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 by Common Dreams “This isn’t putting Americans first, this is putting corporate polluters first.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer The Tongue River is downstream from the Decker Mine. (Photo: Colin Ruggiero … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Donald Trump has issued an executive order to turn back the clock on the climate progress we have made over the past decade. Let him hear from you at http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50836/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=21566. (NOTE: see note at … Continued
From Food and Water Watch (http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/): Wow! The Maryland Senate just voted 35-10 to ban fracking in Maryland! Since the House already passed the bill and Governor Hogan promised to sign it, we’re about to ban fracking in Maryland! The … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): As best we can tell, serious, concerted construction of the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline has been delayed by up to several months. There are still state permits that have yet to be issued for the project … Continued
From the Choose Clean Water Coalition (http://www.choosecleanwater.org): President’s proposed budget puts drinking water sources at-risk for 13 million Bay residents—find information to Take Action below. The President has released his budget for Fiscal Year 2018, which recommends that the $73 … Continued
“The Good News is a ‘lamp shining in a dark place.’” John Elwood, of Climate Caretakers, combines biblical, scientific, and business approaches in his monthly Evangelical blog, www.BelovedPlanet.com , now in its 7th year. It reflects his “hearing the gospel’s … Continued