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Appropriate technology?	Roz Cummins	28 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Here's an interesting article about a rabbi who converted a bus into a wood-fired matzo bakery ...
Topics: food, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

'Supporting global warming initiatives is tantamount to endorsing communism and the one world order'	David Roberts	23 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, green living, jackassery, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

'Creation care' embraces climate change Evangelical environmental movement gathering strength	Joseph Romm	19 Mar 2007	Gristmill
For some Christians, teaching the science of climate change contradicts religious beliefs. But a growing group of evangelical environmentalists has been working to change that view. For a few years, Richard Cizik, the Vice President for Governmental Affairs with the National Association of Evangelicals, has spoken out as passionately in favor of addressing climate change as he has against abortion, gay marriages or embryonic stem-cell research. You can read an inter ...
Topics: climate, green living, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

The latest on 'creation care' Did you know 'biodiversity' means gay marriage?	David Roberts	15 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Over at The New Republic, Brad Plumer has a nice rundown on the whole green evangelical "creation care" thing. Most of it is probably familiar to readers of this site, but some bits are worth pulling out. First of all, there's ... this: 'I've learned the hard way that, for instance, you can't use the term 'biodiversity' in certain evangelical communities, because they see that as code for same-sex marriage,' DeWitt says. [Jon Stewart double-take face] Wha ...
Topics: biodiversity, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

The civil war among evangelicals Over global warming, of all things	David Roberts	06 Mar 2007	Gristmill
As you're probably aware, the old guard of the conservative evangelical movement has lashed out against the new guard over the subject of global warming. James Dobson, Gary Bauer, and Tony Perkins -- has America ever puked up a more loathsome triumvirate? -- are trying to pressure the National Association of Evangelicals to fire its vice president for governmental affairs Rev. Richard Cizik, who's done more than anyone else to raise the profile of global warming amon ...
Topics: climate, Religion and Spirituality, sex (all these topics)

Creation Careless Evangelical policy director chastised for speaking out on climate change		06 Mar 2007	Daily Grist
Creation Careless Evangelical policy director chastised for speaking out on climate change Rev. Richard Cizik, policy director for the National Association of Evangelicals, says global warming is human-caused and the God-fearing should take it seriously. Science-based belief? Quelle horreur! Last week, a group of conservative Christian leaders unaffiliated with NAE wrote a ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, green living, news, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Knock, knock. Who's there? Creation care idea is spreading	biodiversivist	21 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Jehovah's Witnesses. Two of them just knocked on my door. I mention it because they had a brochure detailing their version of 'creation care.' I told them I was happy to see more Christian sects beginning to interpret Bible passages in an environmentally positive manner. 'Oh no,' they assured me. 'We aren't environmentalists.'I was fine with that. I don't admit to being an environmentalist outside of the right circles either. I then volunteered the fact that I am ath ...
Topics: hybrids, Religion and Spirituality (all these topics)

Hey, We'll Take Stewardship Texan Baptists turn themselves into quiet anti-coal activists		08 Feb 2007	Daily Grist
Hey, We'll Take Stewardship Texan Baptists turn themselves into quiet anti-coal activists Duty says we should report on the $5.9 billion Kyoto loophole that let China add simple upgrades to plants making a gas called HFC-23 and reap gigantic benefits through carbon trading. But yawn! Wouldn't you rather read about Texan Baptists busting the shackles of their anti-eco-activism past to combat coal-fired power ...
Topics: climate, news, religion and spirituality, Texas (all these topics)

Got the Urge for Knowing Scientists and evangelical leaders form new climate alliance		18 Jan 2007	Daily Grist
Got the Urge for Knowing Scientists and evangelical leaders form new climate alliance So a minister, a scientist, and a horse walk into a bar. The bartender says, "Why the long face?" The horse just chuckles, but the other two begin a thoughtful discussion about how humans are destroying the planet. Sound far-fetched? Not after yesterday, when a group of 28 scientists and evangelical leaders unveiled a ne ...
Topics: climate, news, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Duck, Hunter Rev. Joel Hunter speaks out on broadening the evangelical agenda	David Roberts	20 Dec 2006	Main Dish
In July, Rev. Joel Hunter was named president-elect of the Christian Coalition of America, the legendary political advocacy organization founded by Pat Robertson. Rev. Joel Hunter. Last month, just before he was to formally take office, he abruptly stepped down after a meeting with the coalition's board of directors. According to Hunter, it became clear that the organization was not ready t ...
Topics: God and the Environment, heroes, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

At Bat On eco-tips in event programs	Umbra Fisk	11 Dec 2006	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, My bat mitzvah is coming up, and at my synagogue, we give out programs. This year, in my program, I would like to include some tips to lead a more eco-friendly life (when to turn off lights, etc.). Will you please help me with these ideas? Talia Minnetonka, Minn. Dearest Talia, Mazel tov! You probably have seen some Top Ten lists of best actions for the environment, and if you haven't, take a look at my Top Ten review an ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

The Hunter is a Lonely Heart Christian Coalition leader-to-be resigns over climate change, poverty stance		28 Nov 2006	Daily Grist
The Hunter is a Lonely Heart Christian Coalition leader-to-be resigns over climate change, poverty stance We remember when evangelical leaders served time before stepping down in disgrace -- hello, fabulous Bakker boy -- but the latest kerfuffle involves a figurehead who hadn't even assumed his position. And this time the scandal isn't sexual, it's environmental. The Rev. Joel C. Hunter, a Florida pastor whose term ...
Topics: climate, news, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Go Tell It on the Mountain Allen Johnson rallies Christians to fight against mountaintop-removal mining	David Roberts	07 Nov 2006	Main Dish
Allen Johnson. As its not-at-all euphemistic name would indicate, mountaintop-removal mining makes no effort to disguise its impact. Coal-mining companies brazenly invade Appalachian communities, blow the tops off mountains, send massive coal trucks careening up and down narrow roads, spew coal dust into the air and mining waste into the water, and terrorize reside ...
Topics: God and the Environment, grassroots activism, Kentucky, mining, religion and spirituality, West Virginia (all these topics)

Religion and biology Does biology work against religious sentiment?	Jason D Scorse	06 Nov 2006	Gristmill
Here's an excellent piece by John Derbyshire at National Review explaining his (lack of) religious views. What does it have to do with environmentalism? Well, check out this part: I can report that the Creationists are absolutely correct to hate and fear modern biology. Learning this stuff works against your faith. To take a single point at random: The idea that we are made in God's image implies we are a finished product. We are not, though. It is now indis ...
Topics: environmental movement, religion and spirituality, scientific research (all these topics)

Sine Quammen Non David Quammen chats about evolution, science, religion, and his new book	David Roberts	02 Nov 2006	Main Dish
David Quammen. Though we do not, alas, live in the kind of world where science writers become celebrities, David Quammen has developed an unusually devoted fan base. As a young man he aspired to write fiction, and that sensibility remains evident in science writing that reads like literature -- humane, absorbing, occasionally thrilling. His "Natural Acts" column for Ou ...
Topics: biodiversity, books, God and the Environment, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

The Moral of the Story A review (and a preview) of the documentary The Great Warming	Kate Sheppard	30 Oct 2006	Arts and Minds
The Great Warming aims to do what other climate-change books, TV shows, and films haven't. In lieu of purely scientific or data-based persuasion, it appeals to viewers' sense of spiritual and moral responsibility. On that level, it succeeds. Debuting in American theaters on Nov. 3 but already making the rounds in the country's churches, the film takes regular folks and lets them ...
Topics: climate, God and the Environment, green living, movies, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

EOphilia E.O. Wilson chats about his new book on the intersection of science and religion	David Roberts	17 Oct 2006	Main Dish
E.O. Wilson. Photo: Jim Harrison In 1967, E.O. Wilson coauthored the book that founded island biogeography, a new field of scientific study. He could have retired then with a distinguished record. Instead, in the ensuing four decades, he's gone on to discover hundreds of new species, generate major advances in entomology, win the National Medal of Science and two Pulitzers, f ...
Topics: books, God and the Environment, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

The Soul of DeWitt An interview with environmental scientist and evangelical leader Calvin DeWitt	David Roberts	17 Oct 2006	Main Dish
No one has worked longer at the intersection of environmental science, evangelical ethics, and practical activism than Calvin DeWitt. Calvin DeWitt. A respected scientist with advanced degrees in biology and zoology, DeWitt spent over 25 years as director of the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, where he worked to help college students learn the principles of ...
Topics: God and the Environment, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Religion and environmentalism: A skeptic's view Energy is better spent elsewhere	Jason D Scorse	16 Oct 2006	Gristmill
(Warning: If speaking frankly about religion's dark side upsets you, please read no further.) There has been a lot of discussion on this site recently about the potential positive role religion (specifically Christianity) can have in solving our environmental problems. Call me skeptical. Before I explain, it's important to lay out a few things, since as soon as someone criticizes of religion it opens them up to all sorts of allegations. First off, I fully ...
Topics: environmental movement, green living, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

How Does Your Gardner Go? A chat with Worldwatch's Gary Gardner on faith and environmentalism	David Roberts	11 Oct 2006	Main Dish
Gary Gardner. "It's because I'm a religious person that I'm an environmentalist," says Gary Gardner, director of research at the Worldwatch Institute. An expert on nuclear proliferation, population, and world hunger, Gardner returns to a subject close to his heart with his latest book: Inspiring Progress: Religions' Contributions to Sustainable Development. I ca ...
Topics: God and the Environment, green living, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Faith, Hope, and Clarity Bill Moyers discusses the spread of environmental concern among evangelicals	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
Just after the 2004 election, in his 70th year, legendary journalist Bill Moyers retired from full-time television, giving up the reins of his beloved PBS show Now. But Moyers has not left behind his vocation or his network. This month, PBS will air a new three-part special, Moyers on America. The second part -- Is God Green?, airing Oct. 11 -- traces the growing env ...
Topics: climate change adaptation, God and the Environment, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Is God Green? An exclusive preview of Bill Moyers' PBS special �(RealPlayer, high bandwidth)	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
The RealPlayer is required. Get it now. (There is a completely free version. Make sure to click on the hard-to-find "FREE RealPlayer" link.) Watch the low-bandwidth version here. Return to the Moyers interview.
Topics: climate change adaptation, God and the Environment, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Is God Green? An exclusive preview of Bill Moyers' PBS special (Windows, low bandwidth)	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
The Windows Media Player is required. Get it now. Watch the high-bandwidth version here. Return to the Moyers interview.
Topics: climate change adaptation, God and the Environment, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Is God Green? An exclusive preview of Bill Moyers' PBS special �(RealPlayer, low bandwidth)	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
The RealPlayer is required. Get it now. (There is a completely free version. Make sure to click on the hard-to-find "FREE RealPlayer" link.) Watch the high-bandwidth version here. Return to the Moyers interview.
Topics: climate change adaptation, God and the Environment, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Is God Green? An exclusive preview of Bill Moyers' PBS special (Windows, high bandwidth)	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
The Windows Media Player is required. Get it now. Watch the low-bandwidth version here. Return to the Moyers interview.
Topics: climate change adaptation, God and the Environment, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

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