Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Prevent an Oil Spill in Canada

"You can help protect our oceans. Tell our government leaders that we need stronger management plans and conservation measures for our oceans. That includes marine protected areas – places where critical marine life is protected, and dangerous industry is regulated"

Anglican Communion Environmental Network

Anglican Communion Environmental Network - Home Page

"In many parts of the world local Anglican Churches have given leadership:

* by being advocates for responsible environmental stewardship
* by providing support & leadership to local initiatives to protect the environment
* by seeking to educate Anglicans as individuals and as communities to become better stewards of creation.

In 1998 the bishops gathered at Lambeth expressed their concern that efforts to address such issues be given greater visibility and be better coordinated across the Anglican Communion. The Network is an attempt to do just that. After some initial work following ACC-11 in Dundee (1999), the Network received recognition as an official network of the Anglican Communion at ACC-12 in Hong Kong (2002)."

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Sacred Space Stewardship--a Resource

"Good stewardship of our sacred spaces...involves ecological stewardship, fiscal discipline, and social justice responsibility.Good building stewardship includes, but isn’t limited to: Energy efficiency and conservation, Reducing toxic materials and products, Water conservation and Land and habitat conservation"

Thursday, March 4, 2010

COP16 in Mexico: World church leader urges other faiths to join Christians on climate change

World church leader urges other faiths to join Christians on climate change
"Climate change is a longstanding commitment of the World Council of Churches. Since 1983, we have been discussing how to respond to climate changes," said Tveit, a 48-year-old [Lutheran] who succeeded the outgoing general secretary, the Rev. Samuel Kobia, on Jan. 1.