From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt recently announced a plan to roll back the Clean Power Plan—standards that help combat climate change by setting first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants. … Continued
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): Over the past five years, people of diverse faiths have raised the bar higher than ever with our environmental advocacy. We’ve met with leaders. Signed petitions. Written letters. Marched and mobilized. We’ve made a real difference. But … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Federal action opportunities Our lawmakers are engaged with tax reform, making now an excellent time to contact them to remind them that budgets are moral documents that declare our priorities, and, similarly, that tax … Continued
New York, NY In the face of mounting environmental catastrophes across the globe, some 98 religious and ethical organizations and individuals have called on five US banks to cease financing fossil fuel projects due to their destructive impact on life-giving … Continued
Who: Rev. Mitch Hescox, EEN President/CEO, Co-Author of Caring for Creation: The Evangelical’s Guide to Climate Change and a Healthy Environment. What: Rev. Hescox will be speaking to his congregation and the public about the connection between extreme weather and … Continued
From Food and Water Watch (http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/): We’re pleased to share that Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2), joined by Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-13), Jamie Raskin (MD-8), Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), and Keith Ellison (MN-5) have introduced … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/07/unprecedented-lofoten-declaration-demands-managed-decline-fossil-fuel-industry With far-reaching document, 220 organizations call for rapid, global transition to achieve low carbon future Published on Thursday, September 07, 2017 by Common Dreams By Julia Conley, staff writer The Lofoten Declaration is aimed at ramping up … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/08/23/harvard-study-confirms-exxonknew-and-misled-public-about-climate-threat-decades Published on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 by Common Dreams “ExxonMobil contributed quietly to the science and loudly to raising doubts about it,” researchers conclude By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Researchers from Harvard studied nearly 200 ExxonMobil communications and … Continued
Washington Post, By Juliet Eilperin August 20 The Trump administration has decided to disband the federal advisory panel for the National Climate Assessment, a group aimed at helping policymakers and private-sector officials incorporate the government’s climate analysis into long-term planning. The charter for … Continued