Tag: Environment

VTS environmental lecture online tonight

Today is Earth Day and to honor its importance we are holding the Third Annual Kreitler lecture this evening at 7:00 pm in the Lettie Pate Evans Auditorium. Tonight’s speaker is William C. Baker, President of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF).

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Making the argument for Earth Day in spiritual terms

The lifestyles of rich nations are harming poor people in other parts of the world; the harms are catastrophic (drought, floods, fresh water loss); and the victims have no recourse, said Penn State professor Donald Brown. “We can’t think about it as a matter of self economic interest,” he said

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Water week celebrated

…it’s not just water — it’s increased income, it’s time free from collecting water, it’s the chance for children to attend school, it’s improved health, safety, privacy, and security. It’s a life saved. It’s a family preserved. Its an entirely simple act — some might say, a human right — that triggers a restoration of dignity and a triumph of possibility.

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The news of the day and our Lenten obligation

To walk in Lent with purpose is to occupy a demanding landscape. Media reports of disasters upon disasters only make more demand on us. On nights like these, the prayers we’ve internalized over these years come and pray themselves in us.

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Green Canon in SF

As the environmental minister at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral, Ms. Bingham is sought after by more than just Vote Solar.

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Religion and climate change

… in order to succeed in significantly altering the global course of climate change, we are going to have to harness all the power we have, whether it is the power of the market, the power of technology, or the power of heart and soul.

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Is Genesis to blame?

Is the Bible to blame for an over-heated, over-crowded world whose fate hangs in the balance in Copenhagen? Flm-maker, Steven Ounanian says the Bible can offer remarkable insights.

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