From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): June is National Ocean Month: a time for wonder, gratitude, and care-taking of God’s marine creation. As you may have heard, on World Environment Day 2020 (June 5th), the administration announced a rollback of protections … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/12/research-shows-linking-climate-policy-social-and-economic-justice-makes-it-more Published on Friday, June 12, 2020 by Common Dreams “The public wants a Green New Deal. The public wants green stimulus. The public wants to address inequality.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Sunrise NYC, a climate activist … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): A fundamental solar energy policy is under attack. A special interest group just challenged an important energy policy called net metering, a rule that compensates solar owners for the excess energy that they contribute back to the grid … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): We’re literally flushing one of the most important ecosystems on Earth down the toilet. The vast and ancient Canadian boreal forest is home to wolves, lynx, caribou and billions of birds. Its endless landscape of trees helps … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Just this week, the National Park Service finalized new rules that allow the killing of mother bears and cubs while they hibernate and shooting wolves and coyotes while they den with pups. It also … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/09/save-insects-save-farmers-save-ourselves-new-global-report-calls-end-industrial Published on Tuesday, June 09, 2020 by Common Dreams “The evidence is clear: pesticide use is wiping out insect populations and ecosystems around the world, and threatening food production.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer A praying mantis. … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Have you ever enjoyed an afternoon in a national park, state park or even neighborhood park? Of course you have — but our parks are being undervalued in Congress, and they aren’t getting the funding they deserve. … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): If you’ve been to the coast, you probably remember the first time you saw the ocean. There’s nothing more magical than hopping through tide pools hand in hand with your family, or building towering sandcastles together … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/03/global-meat-giants-fuel-major-future-risk-creating-next-pandemic-investor-group Published on Wednesday, June 03, 2020 by Common Dreams “Factory farming is both vulnerable to pandemics and guilty of creating them.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer A piglet looks out from its enclosure. (PhotoKevin/flickr/cc) Global investor network … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/28/latest-legal-blow-trump-and-dirty-energy-federal-appeals-court-upholds-block Published on Thursday, May 28, 2020 by Common Dreams “Contrary to what the Trump administration has argued, the law is clear. We won’t sacrifice imperiled species so giant corporations can profit from the dirty fossil fuels that … Continued