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Bill McKibben, author and activist, in 2009. Photo courtesy of Nancie Battaglia
FaithNews
Lauren Markoe - Religion News Service
Even fans of McKibben may not know that the founder of the 350.org environmental nonprofit is also a religious man.
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Politics & SocietyDispatches
Jim McDermott
Almost every lily any of us in the United States will see this Easter comes from the very same tiny area at the northwest border of California.
Humans have dramatically affected the climate, causing unbearable pollution in cities such as Beijing. (iStock/Hung Chung Chih)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Peter Kellner
It is time for a reorientation toward socially conscious investing.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Robert David Sullivan
The U-turn on environmental policies comes as evidence mounts that climate change has already caused significant damage, from killing large sections of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to causing severe drought in Africa.
Protesters in San Salvador, El Salvador, demonstrate against mining exploitation March 9. El Salvador passed a law March 29 banning metal mining nationwide, making the small Central American country the first in the world to outlaw the industry.(CNS photo/Oscar Rivera, EPA)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Gene Palumbo
The ban’s proponents say mining practices posed a grave risk to the country’s already limited water supply.
President Trump's reversal on climate change has been criticized in Rome.
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
One of the pope’s senior advisers urged Mr. Trump to listen to “dissenting” voices when it comes to the environment.