Review of “Diet for a Hot Planet”
Written over 45 years ago, Frances Moore Lappé’s book, Diet for a Small Planet, revolutionized...
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Must We Perish?: Infrastructure and Climate Change
The Fourth in a Series on Infrastructure Justice In the poetic lyricism of the King James Bible,...
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Stop Being an Individual
Bill McKibben -- one of the most prominent and inspiring leaders of the climate justice movement --...
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Race and the Miner’s Canary Revisited: Water Injustice in the US
The Third in a Series on Infrastructure Justice Some years ago, legal scholars Lani Guinier and...
Read MoreAn Introduction to Season of Creation: A Liturgical Earthcare Practice
Part of an ongoing series on best practices for Creation Justice Churches. Among the liturgical...
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Saving Outer Space
Before General Synod approved a resolution urging responsible stewardship of the outer space...
Read MoreWhat Is Creation Justice and Why Does It Rock?
Written by Shantha Ready Alonso and Brooks Berndt For some, the phrase “creation justice” can...
Read MoreClimate Change from an International Perspective: An Interview with Dan Spencer
Dan Spencer is a professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Montana. Spencer is an...
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A Bright Idea Spreads: UCC Conference Gives LED Bulbs to Food Bank Clients
More than 160 new LED light bulbs were brought by visitors and delegates to the UCC’s Penn...
Read MoreNot a Sexy Problem, but a Scary One
The Second in a Series on Infrastructure Justice Try a new experiment today: Every time you use the...
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Transforming Minds: Report on Environmental Justice Retreat for Youth of Color
Last month, eleven youth and three counselors joined me for the 3rd Annual Environmental Justice...
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Infrastructure Justice: An Overdue Movement Whose Time Has Come
The First in a Series on Infrastructure Justice In the Bible, the physical state of a nation at...
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“Other Flints,” Part 2: Justice Rolls Down
This past March I contributed an article to “The Pollinator” about a small, rural community in...
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Bringing Community Funded Solar to Your Church – Here’s One Way
Written by Gary Smith, Jane Smith and Skip Stoddard Part of an ongoing series on best practices for...
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The UCC’s First Creation Justice Church!
In March, the UCC launched a new program called Creation Justice Churches. While “green church”...
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Racism, Prophetic Mission and a Sustainable Human Race
Civil rights history has left us a strong legacy of political advocacy connected to practical...
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Church in Oregon Divests from Fossil Fuels
Riverside Community Church in Hood River has become the first faith-based congregation in the Gorge...
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Church Habitat Restoration 101
Part of an ongoing series on best practices for Creation Justice Churches A church can become...
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God’s Abiding Presence in the Prophetic Action of 21 Young People
As a Mother of One of the Plaintiffs, a UCC Minister Reflects “This is the best time to be...
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People of Faith Walking for the Climate
Art as a tool for climate activism has engaged young and old alike in our local UCC church and in...
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