Charles Redfern: "After months of conference calls and drafts and re-drafts, a group of Evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics released a "Joint Declaration on Life," which sees links "between those who seek to defend human life and those who seek to protect creation." In other words, pro-life activism and ecological activism swim in the same … Continue reading Evangelicals & Catholics Link Pro-Life Stance to Creation Care
Environment
Bishops join others in lauding new EPA toxins rule
Catholic News Service: "The head of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development joined with others in praising a new federal rule to cut down on the amount of toxins emitted from coal- and oil-fired plants. "It just makes good sense to want to have clean air for our children and families … Continue reading Bishops join others in lauding new EPA toxins rule
Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71
NY Times: "Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist who started out by paying women a few shillings to plant trees and went on to become the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize, died late on Sunday after battling cancer. She was 71."
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