Legislative Victory on Offshore Wind – Next Steps
Last week, the Energy & Technology Committee passed two bills that would strengthen CT’s commitment to offshore wind. Please take action today to keep the bill moving forward!
Climate Change
IREJN Earth Films
Showing an environmental film is a great way to educate your community. To assist you in your work to build an environmental ministry, IREJN has complied a list of recommended environmental films for your religious community to screen at your house of worship.
Be “Neighborly” In a Sustainable Way
by Lynn Fulkerson It was a morning in early summer when I first noticed them dancing in the top of
Eco-Justice, Economic Inequality and the Gini Coefficient: Integrating Social and Ecological Concerns
by A. Karim Ahmed, Ph.d January 8, 2018 Although there are various different ways to consider Eco-justice issues, a remarkably
Latest Activity to Ban Fracking Waste In CT
IREJN continues to collaborate with Food & Water Watch on banning fracking waste in CT. Congratulations to the residents of Rocky Hill, which became the thirty-third town to ban fracking waste. Click here to read about the efforts in thirteen more towns to ban this toxic, radioactive waste.
Victory! CT Announces Offshore Wind Procurement
In early November, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced plans to procure offshore wind in 2018 – a significant victory for clean energy advocates!
Disputation of Certain Elements of the Proposed 2018 Budget as Being Counter to Sacred Religious Teachings, Directives and Natural Law.
500 years ago, Martin Luther nailed 95 Thesis to the door of the church, identifying problems within the Church and launching the Reformation. Today, on the 500th Anniversary of that act, we presented 9.5 Thesis to Governor Malloy that identify problems with our state budget that are in conflict with sacred teachings and universal moral code.
The Critical Role of Water in Understanding Global Warming and Climate Change
Water is a Remarkable Substance: Yes, plain, ordinary, everyday liquid water is by far the most unique chemical substance in
Local Fracking Waste Ban Efforts Continue
Concerned citizens across CT continue to move local ordinances forward, protecting their corner of Creation, property values and public health. 20 CT towns and cities now have local laws banning toxic, radioactive fracking waste and other oil and gas drilling and extraction wastes.
IREJN’s Response to Trump’s Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord
Please read IREJN’s Official Response to President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.
