June 22, 2011
Posts Categorized: Disasters
April 20, 2011
One Year Anniversary of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill
One year ago today, on April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and started an oil spill that lasted almost three months. Though the mainstream news focus long-ago…
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March 27, 2011
Tread Lightly for Lent March 27
Action for March 27: The One Great Hour of Sharing offering is collected on Easter. Learn more about the PC(USA) OGHS programs: Disaster Assistance, Hunger, and Self- Development of People, which care for God’s earth in many ways. Learn more…
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March 14, 2011
Japan’s Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Crisis
On Friday, March 11, Japan experienced an 8.9 magnitude earthquake, which created a tsunami that affected the Pacific Rim. This morning there were estimates that up to 10,000 people could have been killed in Japan, where some towns were virtually…
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November 11, 2010
Help Heal the Gulf Coast
The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program sent the following action alert: It’s been more than six months since the beginning of the Gulf Coast oil spill. Even though the well has been capped, communities are still suffering, God’s creatures…
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October 26, 2010
Say No to Coal Ash in Your Drinking Water
The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program sent the following action alert: Families in Eastern Tennessee received an early unwanted Christmas present in 2008. Their homes were filled with coal ash, which contains hazardous pollutants such as lead, mercury, arsenic,…
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October 12, 2010
Portland Avenue Presbyterian Church Goes Green
Portland Avenue Presbyterian Church’s redevelopment in the Louisville neighborhood of Portland is about “more than building a church.” Rev. Willa Fae Williams shared this as we talked in a trailer across from the former site of Portland Avenue PC. On…
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October 1, 2010
Public Hearing on Coal Ash
Coal ash at the Cane Run Power Plant in Louisville, KY The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding public hearings and taking public comment on proposed changes to the way that coal ash (the leftover waste when coal is burned)…
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September 23, 2010
Make Peace with God’s Earth: Collect the Peacemaking Offering and Remember the Gulf Coast
On October 3rd many Presbyterian Churches collect the Peacemaking Offering. Also on October 3, the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program is asking churches around the country to participate in a “Seeking God’s Grace for the Gulf: A Day of…
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September 21, 2010
Protect Communities from Coal Ash
Ask the EPA to protect communities from coal ash Even after coal is burned in power plants, its waste still affects communities. Coal combustion waste, or coal ash, is what is left over after coal is burned. Coal ash can…
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