From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, fellow national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC): A National Call for Moral Revival, and Rev. Dr. William Barber recently held a press conference at National City Christian Church … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/14/citing-moral-duty-take-radical-action-over-700-scientists-endorse-mass-civil Published on Monday, October 14, 2019 by Common Dreams “We believe that the continued governmental inaction over the climate and ecological crisis now justifies peaceful and nonviolent protest and direct action, even if this goes beyond the … Continued
Posted at http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2019/10/new-audubon-report-shows-30-bird.html On October 10, the National Audubon Society released a new report– Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink— which found two-thirds of America’s birds are threatened with extinction from climate change and may lose more … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/09/truly-terrifying-scientists-studying-underwater-permafrost-thaw-find-area-arctic Published on Wednesday, October 09, 2019 by Common Dreams The lead researcher said that “this is the most powerful” methane seep he has ever seen. “No one has ever recorded anything similar.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Last month, the climate strike drew 7.5 million people around the world to the streets to call for climate action—you may have been among them. Inspired by 16 year old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): We need to act quickly to avoid losing one of the last truly wild places we have left. For years, mining and logging interests and their allies have had their sights set on the pristine wilderness of … Continued
From Environmental Action (https://environmental-action.org/): Wildlife corridors are for wildlife — it’s even in the name! They’re not for oil and gas extraction. But that hasn’t stopped the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from leasing these precious places to oil and … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): We’ve now passed the fifth and final week of the Season of Creation. On October 4, some Christians commemorate Saint Francis of Assisi as a patron saint of God’s creatures. In his spirit, they sometimes … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): October 2nd was Energy Efficiency Day, in celebration of the environmental and economic benefits of this under-utilized tool to cut emissions. Did you know that energy efficiency could meet more than 30% of our … Continued
From the Sierra Club (https://www.sierraclub.org/): At a time when we should be transitioning away from fossil fuels, the Pennsylvania Legislature wants to subsidize the expansion of the natural gas industry. The PA House has already passed HB 1100, so it’s up … Continued