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A Testimony of Hope in the Face of Climate Change

I’ll be quite frank. I’ve always had half a mind to just leave, to just carry out the rest of my life in the wilderness. I could escape to the rustic cabin where I spent many a summer as a … Continue reading

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Capital or Christ? Standing with Climate Refugees is a Moral Test.

It’s important to listen to the tone of conversations around climate change and fossil fuel divestment because, increasingly, these discussions are taking place in wholly disparate worlds. On one side, calm and measured voices like MRTI discuss climate change as … Continue reading

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A Plea for Fossil Fuel Divestment

“We have lived our lives by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world…. We have been wrong. We must change our lives so that it will be possible to live by the contrary … Continue reading

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Environmental Issues at GA 223

An Outline of Twelve Overtures. In 2018, business before the Environmental Issues Committee of the PC(USA) General Assembly includes: engagement with vs. divestment from fossil fuel polluters, environmental racism, carbon pricing, reducing the use of polystyrene, and adopting the “precautionary … Continue reading

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