Loving God, you made a beautiful world: the land and the sea, the hills and valleys, the plants and the animals.
You saw how good your world was, and you loved it.
God, you made man and woman in your image.
When we turned against you, when we polluted your creation, you did not stop loving us.
You gave new life in the heart of Jesus. Through him you gave us the Holy Spirit to make everything a new creation.
Gracious God, we welcome your Spirit today. Help us restore the earth and the air, the water and the plant life we have poisoned.
Help us care for all the creatures, great and small, that we are injuring.
May we love all of life as you do and so worship you in the heart of the world. Amen.
(Reparation Prayer from This Day of God, the community prayer book of the Priests of the Sacred Heart)
HEADLINES
Top 10 things you can do about climate change
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China and U.S., the two biggest pollution emitters, agree to keep the global temperature from rising beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius by reducing emissions.
U.S. and China Reach New Climate Agreement | Scientific American
2024 may set new record for global heating, warns UN
By La Croix (with AFP) |
January 16, 2024
Read more at: https://international.la-croix.com/news/environment/2024-may-set-new-record-for-global-heating-warns-un/19016
"What can cities do for the climate?" San Antonio is heading in the green direction by approving a deal to have solar panels installed and thereby offset 11% of its energy consumption. They're using 42 facilities and lots (city-owned) as sites for these solar panels. Read more here:
How Cities Can Scale On-Site Solar with New Federal Incentives - RMI
Ocean scientists confront the invisible inferno
By Camille Richir |
February 16, 2024
Read more at: https://international.la-croix.com/news/environment/ocean-scientists-confront-the-invisible-inferno/19188
What are the attitudes of Americans on climate change (fossil fuels, renewable energy, and involvement)? The Pew Research Center offers a report on a survey conducted in 2022 and 2023.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/09/what-the-data-says-about-americans-views-of-climate-change/
Healing Our Throwaway Culture: A Focus On Plastics
A nice video created by Catholic Climate Covenant
Including built-in easy actions!
China and U.S., the two biggest pollution emitters, agree to keep the global temperature from rising beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius by reducing emissions.
U.S. and China Reach New Climate Agreement | Scientific American
2024 may set new record for global heating, warns UN
By La Croix (with AFP) |
January 16, 2024
Read more at: https://international.la-croix.com/news/environment/2024-may-set-new-record-for-global-heating-warns-un/19016
"What can cities do for the climate?" San Antonio is heading in the green direction by approving a deal to have solar panels installed and thereby offset 11% of its energy consumption. They're using 42 facilities and lots (city-owned) as sites for these solar panels. Read more here:
How Cities Can Scale On-Site Solar with New Federal Incentives - RMI
Ocean scientists confront the invisible inferno
By Camille Richir |
February 16, 2024
Read more at: https://international.la-croix.com/news/environment/ocean-scientists-confront-the-invisible-inferno/19188
What are the attitudes of Americans on climate change (fossil fuels, renewable energy, and involvement)? The Pew Research Center offers a report on a survey conducted in 2022 and 2023.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/09/what-the-data-says-about-americans-views-of-climate-change/
Healing Our Throwaway Culture: A Focus On Plastics
A nice video created by Catholic Climate Covenant
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