Earth Knows
by Lynn Johnson Earth knows how to heal herself,if we just let her. She knows how her wormscan turn newspaperinto […]
Energy
Extraordinary Projected Growth Of Renewables: Is This More Than A Glimmer Of Hope?
by A. Karim Ahmed While leading industrial and developing nations are finally taking resolute steps to curb greenhouse gas emissions,
Marching in the People’s Climate March
by Rev. Tom Carr One week after tens of thousands of people took part in the March for Science in
News
Destroying EPA, Rejecting Our Most Vulnerable
Destroying EPA, Rejecting Our Most Vulnerable Dr Karim Ahmed and Reverend Tom Carr [Dr Karim Ahmed is Adjunct Professor in
Climate Change
Eastern CT Couple Active in Banning Fracking Waste…And How You Can Help
Our corner of Creation, one of the smallest and most densely populated states, is on a path for permanent contamination. Current state law mandates that DEEP submit regulations for review, as early as this summer, regarding fracking waste brought to CT from other states. Thousands of spills have occurred when moving and transferring this waste. Regulations will not keep CT safe. Read more to hear what one CT couple is doing to ban fracking waste.
Report on Climate Change Conference in NYC
Last March 31, Father Sam Fuller, a friend, colleague and activist on behalf of God’s creation and all people and board member of IREJN, participated in a one day conference, Opportunities to Raise Public Awareness about Climate Change and the Need for Action, convened by the NYC Bar Association held at their headquarters in downtown Manhattan. Sam was invited to serve on a panel to discuss the implications of the Papal Encyclical, issued in June, 2015. Read more and download the full report.
Engaging Youth and Young Adults at the Climate Stewardship Summit
This year, the Climate Stewardship Summit will have a dual focus – engaging youth and young adults on the urgency of climate change, while providing the larger religious community with the tools and education to deepen their commitment to caring for our planet.
Climate Change, Take Action, Uncategorized
Stand With Standing Rock
The largest gathering of indigenous nations in modern history have come by the hundreds to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, which will run close to the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, compromising drinking water and disrupting sacred burial sites. Please join us for a protest in New Haven on Thursday, October 20 at 4:30 at Wells Fargo, 205 Church Street, New Haven and stand with Standing Rock!
Climate Change, Spiritual Reflections, Uncategorized
Op-Ed by IREJN Board Member Calls for Return to Ingenuity
Father Sam Fuller, IREJN Board member, calls for the city of Concord and its residents to show some “Yankee ingenuity” to create clean, renewable energy for the city.
Climate Change, Uncategorized
What Else Can I Do About Climate Change?: Helping Make the Paris Agreement a Reality
Patrick Cage, a former intern for the Massachusettes United Church of Christ Conference, attended the Paris Conference this past year. He is currently traveling on a speaking tour, sharing his thoughts on how we can implement the Paris agreement.
