Blogs

Bishop James Jones of the Diocese of Liverpool recently called on faith communities to unite in a common ethic for the future of the earth. Click here for the story.

 Ohio State's Solar Car team was recently re-established, and tested their vehicle at over 2,000 miles per gallon.  For more information, click here.

The Catholic Coalition on Climate Change has launched the Catholic Climate Covenant, and already more than 700 families, individuals, organizations and parishes have taken the St. Francis pledge to Pray, Learn, Assess, Act, and Advocate in response to climate change.

Ellen Moseley-Thompson of the Byrd Polar Research Center at the Ohio State University has been named to the nation's most prestigious scientific body, the National Academy of Sciences.  Moseley-Thompson is world-renowned for her work on climate change and its effects on the world's glaciers. Click here for the story.

Online registration for the April 25 Cool Congregations Energy Efficiency and Energy Audit workshop at Cincinnati State is now available at the Green Energy Ohio (GEO) web site.  Click here for OhIPL Cool Congregations workshop details. Click here for online registration.

The Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IFEES) is featuring a YouTube video titled: Enough is Enough! Planet Earth Protests: A One Minute Environmental Lesson.  Click here to visit the IFEES site and view the video.

In March, the Evangelical Leaders Survey--a monthly poll of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Evangelicals (including the CEO's of 60 denominations and many other organizations)--revealed the top five environmental practices of these Evangelical leaders.  Click here to read more.

The Climate Change Task Force of the Catholic Social Action Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is hosting a symposium on Catholic Social Teaching and Climate Change.  Click here for more information and a schedule of the symposium.

Information is now available for OhIPL's April 25 Cool Congregations workshop in Cincinnati.  Click here for details, and stay tuned for online registration information.

 A group of government agencies have combined efforts to produce: "Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science."  Click here to access the report.