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‘We’re the worst babysitters on the planet’

Posted May 19th, 2020

Author and environmentalist Bill McKibben is passionate about pursuing energy that comes from above — sun and wind, rather than from below — coal, oil and gas, fossil fuels that he says are literally “decreating” planet Earth.

Tear gas and water cannons used on hundreds of activists at Standing Rock

Posted November 21st, 2016

As many as 200 people are reported injured at Standing Rock, North Dakota following an incident with law enforcement at the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline construction overnight.

Synod of the Northeast calls for immediate divestment from fossil fuel companies

Posted October 19th, 2016

The Synod of the Northeast of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has voted to take immediate steps to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Expressing concern about the impact of climate change on God’s creation, commissioners of the regional body say they are compelled to take action.