Environment
God is green (!) and calls humanity to care passionately for the world He created. These articles draw attention to humanity's need to act upon the growing environmental crisis.
Thursday, 24 March 2011 16:39 | and posted in Environment
It’s nearly time for Earth Hour 2011, that day of the year when people across the globe switch off their lights to highlight the issue of climate change. Earth Hour this year is set to be even bigger and better than ever before. A record breaking 131 countries and nations are signed up to switch off their lights at 8.30pm on Saturday 26th March. And you might be pleased to know that of all the people in the UK who have signed up to turn off their lights for an hour - the 15 regions with the most pledges are in Scotland, with the Shetland Isles in first place.
Tuesday, 23 September 2008 00:00 | and posted in Environment
Today humanity slides into ecological debt for the year 2008. This means that September 23 marks the day when humanity has used up all the natural resources the Earth can provide us with this year according to the New Economics Foundation. From now on until the end of the year we are ‘dipping into our ecological reserves, borrowing from the future', says Dr Mathis Wakernagel, the executive director of the Global Footprint Network.
Thursday, 11 September 2008 00:00 | and posted in Environment
In a remarkable turn of events a jury decided yesterday that global warming constitutes such a serious threat that it justifies breaking the law. Six Greenpeace campaigners on trial for causing £35,000 of property damage to the Kingsnorth coal-fired power station in Kent were given a not-guilty verdict by a jury at Maidstone Crown Court. Jurors accepted the defendant's argument that the six had a "lawful excuse" to damage property at the power station in order to prevent even greater damage being caused by climate change.
Friday, 29 August 2008 00:00 | and posted in Environment
The Sea of Galilee is the lake upon which Jesus sailed and by whose shores he walked and taught and called his first disciples to follow him. But now the water level in the lake has dropped to its lowest recorded level and is set to fall even lower. The current water level is now threatening the very sustainability of the lake by decimating fishing levels and running the risk of over-salination. The levels are fast dropping towards a point of no return.
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 00:00 | and posted in Environment
Have you heard about the Happy Planet Index (or HPI for short)? I only found out about it today and even the name makes me smile! Apparently the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in London has developed a new way of measuring a nation's economic success. The Happy Planet Index takes into account a country's happiness* and average life span and divides it by its ecological impact to measure how much it spent in achieving its well-being...!!!
Tuesday, 22 July 2008 00:00 | and posted in Environment
"It's hard to celebrate recognition of an effort that has thus far failed." Al Gore said this in an interview with Time magazine days before accepting the Nobel Peace Prize last December for his (and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's) work to raise awareness of man-made climate change and to promote measures needed to counteract it.
Friday, 27 June 2008 00:00 | and posted in Environment
For the first time in history, Scientists are warning that there's a 50:50 chance the North Pole will be completely devoid of ice this summer. This would enable people to sail on open water directly to the North Pole, a point previously only reachable on foot.
"The issue is that, for the first time that I am aware of, the NorthPole is covered with extensive first-year ice - ice that formed last autumn and winter. I'd say it's even-odds whether the North Pole melts out," says Dr Serreze of the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre in Colorado.
Tuesday, 24 June 2008 00:00 | and posted in Environment
350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. The most recent science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, we will cause huge and irreversible damage to the earth.