From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): Today, nearly 500 faith leaders are gathering at Standing Rock for a day of prayer. Wherever you are, you are invited to join them. You are also invited to pray for Standing Rock with your … Continued
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): Like many of you, I’ve watched the Sioux and their First Nation Water Protectors standing strong at Standing Rock in North Dakota, protesting the development of a fossil fuel pipeline that would threaten their drinking water and … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): As Christians, we are called to love our neighbors and care for God’s creation. For many months, the water protectors at Standing Rock in North Dakota have stood in peaceful opposition to the construction of … Continued
This is horrifying—Please send photos if this occurs in your township. October 30, 2016 12:00 AM By Don Hopey / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette RUSSELL, Pa. — There are 44 miles of dirt roads in rural Farmington Township, Warren County, hard against … Continued
By Don Hopey / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Pennsylvania Medical Society has called for a moratorium on new shale gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing and is urging the state to establish an independent health registry and start studying fracking’s public health … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-10-31/energy-policy/pa-senate-bill-threatens-energy-efficiency-efforts/a54728-1 October 31, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Large commercial and industrial customers use almost one-third of all electricity consumed in Pennsylvania. (pexels.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Environmentalists say a bill … Continued
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): Your struggle gives us – and the wider world – a moral and spiritual vision. The truth you’re exposing is that those of us most impacted by the evils in our society will be the … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): On Friday, October 21, Before the Flood, a film by Academy Award winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Fisher Stevens, will be released in theaters from New York to Los Angeles. The film follows Leonardo DiCaprio … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-10-19/energy-policy/pa-could-be-carbon-free-by-2050/a54546-1 October 19, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Switching to 100 percent renewable source would save $9 billion in energy and fuel costs in Pennsylvania in 2050 alone. (USDA/Wikimedia Commons) … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Recently, nearly-record low Arctic Ocean ice coverage forced about 6,000 walrus onto land, distancing them from their food source. It’s time for the Senate to act by taking a stand against Arctic Ocean oil … Continued