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Climate Justice Resource Page
This web page from the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church contains information about climate change, as well as a variety of related resources. These include how people can advocate for the issue, reflect on their actions, connect with related organizations, and find a number of other resources. -
Golden Temple, Grey Air: Pollution in Amritsar
This article describes how increasing tourist activity and reliance on the Bhgatanwala dumping site is creating air pollution that is threatening the integrity of the Golden Temple in India. While the Management Committee Golden Temple (SGPC) has taken action to reduce pollution from its kitchen and energy production, the government is failing to intervene and reduce pollution in surrounding areas. -
The Rewiring America Handbook: A Guide to Winning the Climate Fight
"The COVID-19 pandemic showed the world the dire consequences of ignoring science and its predictions of global crises. But the pandemic was just a rehearsal for the climate disasters humanity will face – unless we act now.
In his new book, Rewiring America, Saul Griffith, PhD argues that we can still address the threat of climate change, but only if we respond with a massive war-time mobilization effort to transform the fossil fuel economy into a fully electrified one, run on wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources. Based on the vast data about energy flows in the U.S. economy that his company, Otherlab, has mapped, Griffith details how to not only save us from climate disaster, but to help us enjoy a cleaner, healthier, and more prosperous future." -
Wildland Firefighting
"The photograph shows my crew on the Lost Horse Creek Fire outside of Fairbanks, AK. Wildland Firefighting was an incredibly unique way for me to connect with nature and challenge myself. Fighting this particular fire protected the rural communities residing in the area which tremendously touched when I interacted with them firsthand. They showered us with food and gifts. This was practicing sustainability values in my own way." Taken by Kelsey Wolf. Submitted to the Sustainability Photo Contest. -
Dryness
"Dryness". Taken by Mohammed Ashraf. Submitted to the RESTORExchange Sustainability Photo Contest. -
Blue Skies Pink
"In the summer of 2023, wildfires stained the blue skies pink in Ontario. People were told to limit outdoor time due to air quality yet wildlife did not have any other choice. This photo depicts the reality that while humans ruin the planet with fossil fuels, birds such as this cardinal prevail and must carry on." Taken by Isabel Savransky. Submitted to the RESTORExchange Sustainability Photo Contest. -
Fifth National Climate Assestment, Chapter 16: Tribes and Indigenous Peoples
In this chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment, the NOAA outlines and describes three key messages regarding the relationship between Native communities in the U.S and our changing environment. This report goes over how Indigenous peoples face a high risk of changing livelihoods due to climate change and environmental injustice, and how they are responding to these threats. The report also explains the nature of their resilience to such change and how Indigenous leadership can guide our response to climate change. -
Greening the Parish - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Greening the Parish is an initiative started by the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecunemical and Interfaith relations. It was inspired by the work of Patriarch Bartholomew, who is more commonly known as the Green Patriarch. On this website, there are initiatives, practices, and educational materials that teach environmental stewardship. -
From Egoism to Ecoism: Psychedelics Increase Nature Relatedness in a State-Mediated and Context-Dependent Manner
This article describes the correlations between psychedelic use and nature relatedness. The surveyors used questionnaires 1 week before, 2 weeks after, 4, and 2 years after the dose given. They concluded that due to the consistent positive affects on the subjects, the use of psychedelic treatment bears relevance on mental and planetary health. -
Catholicism and the Natural World
Religious writer Thomas Storck's field guide for navigating environmentalism for devout Catholic congregation members takes an in-depth look into the Catechism of the Catholic Church and how it portrays creation of the environment and instructs Catholic followers on how to relate with that creation and behave accordingly. It touches on Pantheism and Deism and how they clash with traditional Catholic ideas of creation and environmentalism. -
Jessica Locke on Buddhism and Environmental Engagement
In this podcast, Jessica Locke begins her talk about the intersectionality of Buddhist religion and environmental engagement by describing how upholding tradition while trying to address modern issues is difficult. There are different Buddhisms, as the original religion has been interpreted differently over the years; however there are commonalities throughout such as the idea of karma. Locke states that the unit of analysis for Buddhist ethics is changing from an individualistic perspective to larger scale in order to analyze environmental problems. -
Why Does the Church Care About Global Climate Change
This article explains why the Catholic Church is invested in climate change as an issue and why their religion requires them to take a stance on it. It pulls on scripture from the Bible and moral roots in caring for the poor and the common good to make this argument. -
El Niño caused the greatest ever mass extinction
This article describes new updated research that shows the weather event El Niño has led to the worst mass extinction. El Niño causes the ocean to become warmer all leading back to climate change. Marine ecosystems and terrestrials are suffering greatly because of volcanic eruptions occurring. Mass extinctions are very damaging and mess up multiple ecosystems causing more destructiveness than we realize.