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[12/13/2010]  Anglicans, Episcopalians issue statement on climate justice, form commitments
As Anglicans and Episcopalians met last week in the Dominican Republic to share their stories and organize around issues of climate justice, in Panama heavy rains and floods killed at least 10 people, displaced 4,700 more, and forced the first-ever weather-related closure of the Panama Canal.

[11/30/2010]  Building a movement for climate justice in the Episcopal Church
When the "externalities" of fossil fuel production and consumption cause suffering for our neighbor, is it still possible to live ethically in a fossil fuel economy? What is the ecological debt owed by those affluent segments of human society to those who live in material need? These are some of the questions that will be considered at a landmark gathering this December.

[11/29/2010]  Andrus to co-convene theological dialogue on climate justice in Dominican Republic
[Diocese of California] In early December the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) will assemble in Cancún, Mexico. The bishops of California and Curitiba, Brazil, (companion diocese to California) will convene a parallel global dialogue.

[11/1/2010]  Church garden provides a ton of food to the needy
[The Doings Weekly (IL)] A year ago, the land in front of St. Helena's Episcopal Church in Burr Ridge was just an expanse of empty grass. What a difference a year can make.

[10/14/2010]  "Green" event includes new desert trees
[Arizona Daily Star] A 10/10/10 event in Tucson aimed to drive home the point that caring for the environment is a community endeavor.


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10 Weeks to Change the World!
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