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This week's tip is to replace new devices like phones less often, and our quote is a poem by the late Mary Oliver. Think having a green corner in your church newsletter or bulletin is a great idea, but don’t have time to research or write one? Episcopal Climate News is here to help! Every... Continue Reading →
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features the Diocese of Southern Ohio’s Procter Camp and its native prairie! Share on Facebook In 2017, the Episcopal Church approved 44 Stewardship of Creation grants for local ministries. Every Thursday, to help highlight the exciting work happening across the Body of Christ and to provide examples of what your... Continue Reading →
This week's tip is to dress sustainably, and our quote is from Professor Mary Evelyn Tucker. Think having a green corner in your parish newsletter or bulletin is a great idea, but don’t have time to research or write one? Episcopal Climate News is here to help! Every Monday, ECN offers a free green-living tip... Continue Reading →
Today, January 25, 2019, is the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul. ECN’s editor, the Rev. Deacon Nathan Empsall, preached a version of the following sermon this morning at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, linking Paul's road to Damascus with climate science, Connecticut’s recent ice storm, and the much-beloved hymn “I the Lord of... Continue Reading →
This week's tip is to eat in-season foods this winter, and our quote is from Professor Karen Baker-Fletcher. Think having a green corner in your parish newsletter or bulletin is a great idea, but don’t have time to research or write one? Episcopal Climate News is here to help! Every Monday, ECN offers a free... Continue Reading →
After a brief hiatus due to holiday travel and ordination exams, the weekly Episcopal Climate News column is back! Feel free to copy and paste this green-living tip and theological quote for your parish newsletter or bulletin, editing or shortening as your space requires. Share this week’s column on Facebook. Living on God’s EarthBy Episcopal... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year's Eve! To celebrate tomorrow's holiday, this week's column reprints two of our greatest hits: Our August 20 tip to switch to reusable water bottles, and our October 8 quote from former Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. Think having a green corner in your parish newsletter or bulletin is a great idea, but... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas Eve! Many parish offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year's, and the Episcopal Climate News editors are spending time with their families too. That means there's no new ECN column for bulletins or newsletters this week, but you can always browse the archives to recycle previous material, either here on the... Continue Reading →
This week's green-living tip is to offset your holiday travel, and our quote is the Rev. Ragan Sutterfield on taking climate action during Advent. Think having a green corner in your parish newsletter or bulletin is a great idea, but don’t have time to research or write one? Episcopal Climate News is here to help!... Continue Reading →
In October, the world's leading body of climate scientists and researchers -- the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- released a long -awaited report that found climate change is happening faster than previously thought, the consequences will be even deadlier and more expensive than previously confirmed, and the world has only 12 years... Continue Reading →
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