By Bill Somplatsky-Jarman. Photos by Carol Somplatsky-Jarman. On Saturday, the two of us headed for the Saxo Grammaticus Room at the Bella Center where four business leaders recounted their experiences in moving their companies toward sustainability, and more climate-friendly practices…
Read more »Candlelight Vigil (photo by Carl Ganter of USCAN) as part of the 40,000 strong march on December 12 for a climate change agreement. The faith-based contingent was sent off with a rallying cry from Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Big interfaith service…
Read more »Bill and Carol Somplatsky-Jarman are attending the United Nations Climate Change talks in Copenhagen with the World Council of Churches delegation and will be sending updates that will be posted on Eco-Journey and the Mission Crossroads website. Bill is the…
Read more »Joe Tobiason, a Young Adult Volunteer with the Joining Hands Network in Peru (or in Spanish Red Uniendo Manos Peru) wrote this post about La Oroya. On our eco-justice trip to Peru earlier this year we visited the town of…
Read more »Looking for grassroots coverage of the climate change talks in Copenhagen? COP15Live is offering coverage from five citizen journalists.
Read more »The United Nations Climate Conference, COP15, started yesterday and runs through December 18. The United Nations COP15 website allows you to watch webcasts from Copenhagen. The faith community will have strong representation in Copenhagen. Bill Somplatsky-Jarman, coordinator of Social Witness…
Read more »In God’s hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are God’s also. Psalm 95:4 Last night I attended a fund raiser for Kentuckians for the Commonwealth’s work to end mountaintop removal mining (MTR). The evening…
Read more »From December 7-18 international leaders will be meeting in Copenhagen in December to create a new international agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions that will replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012. To show your support for climate…
Read more »From the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program: Lands and water are essential parts of God’s creation. Through the land, God nourishes life and water links human life to the rest of God’s Creation. Creation begins with God calling life…
Read more »GreenFaith is offering a webcast on green jobs and climate justice on November 12 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The webcast will focus on advocacy around the U.S. Senate climate bill and will include perspectives from Jewish and Evangelical leaders….
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