Posts Categorized: Water

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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Two Upcoming Earth Care Events

Are you looking for a way to be involved in a movement to care for creation, create a just society, and speak out against the injustices of mountaintop removal? “The Cross in the Mountains: An Ecumenical Prayer Service to Renew…

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August Eco-Notes E-Newsletter

Subscribe to Eco-Notes, the monthly e-newsletter from Environmental Ministries. Below is the August edition of Eco-Notes. Join a webinar on Earth Care Congregations and Energy Star PC(USA) Congregations that are interested in working on earth care are invited to participate…

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Oil Flow Stopped, yet Impacts Remain

The flow of oil from the Deepwater Horizon rig has been cut off since July 15, and BP continues to work on drilling the relief well to make this fix permanent. This is good news. However, work remains in around…

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Mountaintop Removal Mining Education and Mobilization

Appalachia Rising is a mobilization to end mountaintop removal mining. The event will take place September 25-27 in Washington D.C. A conference “Voices from the Mountains,” will take place on September 25-26. This will be a time of education and…

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Loving Our Neighbors and the Earth

“Love your neighbor as yourself.” Mark 12: 31 A federal task force has determined that 172 million gallons of oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico between April and mid-July, when the temporary cap was put on the ruptured well….

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Environmental Issues at General Assembly

The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which met in Minneapolis in early July, approved four environmental-related business items. An overture from the Presbytery of Charlotte entitled “On Lifting Up the ‘Call to Restore’ Creation” reaffirms the Call…

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Speak Out about the Oil Disaster

The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program sent the following action alert: On April 20th, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, initiating what has become the largest and worst oil spill in US history. Over…

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