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Grandparents can help build a better future
On Sunday, July 25, Pope Francis shared his message for the First World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. In this message, which you can read in full at tinyurl.com/lia-grandparents, Pope Francis addresses grandparents and the elderly, telling them they… Continue reading
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Cardinal Cupich on Laudato Si
Last week I attended the “Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church” conference, held virtually and sponsored by the Catholic Climate Covenant and Creighton University. The keynote speaker was Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago. This week,… Continue reading
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Greta Thunberg
It’s difficult to point to a single global leader on the climate. Al Gore, former vice president of the US was one of the early climate leaders and continues to lead on the climate. Catholics (and quite a few non-Catholics,… Continue reading
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Plastic-free July
Plastic-free July is a global movement to reduce usage of plastic, especially single-use plastics every year during the month of July. A great resource for going plastic free is plasticfreejuly.org which asks us “Will you be part of Plastic Free… Continue reading
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The Pacific NW Heatwave and Climate Change
Three record-breaking temperatures on three consecutive days in Seattle: 102, 104, and culminating on Monday: 108 degrees Fahrenheit. And compared to our Pacific NW neighbors, we had it easy: in Portland, it reached 116! And in Lytton, BC, on Monday,… Continue reading
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Quick and Dirty Fashion
In the first chapter of Laudato Si‘, Pope Francis refers to “a throwaway culture which affects the excluded just as it quickly reduces things to rubbish.” We donate our unwanted clothes in the hopes that they will be used by… Continue reading
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Lessons at 100
Today’s Laudato Si in Action is the 100th article in this series that I began in May of 2019. Most I have penned, but a few were contributed by my wife, Suzanna, as well as our friend, Luke Henkel. From… Continue reading
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Sustainable Energy is Possible; Let’s Help Make it Happen
When it comes to climate change, it’s not all bad news. An article published by CarbonTracker.org back in April (tinyurl.com/sbwu6j2y) and cited in Forbes magazine states that: Solar and wind are inexhaustible sources of energy, unlike coal, oil and gas,… Continue reading
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Throwing stones at ourselves
In a new study published on Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, the authors attribute 38% of all heat-related deaths in the 732 locations in 43 countries studied between 1991 and 2018 to climate change. And this increase in… Continue reading
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How long do we have?
Last week, I had the honor to speak to Nathan Hale High School students about climate change as part of Nathan Hale’s 2021 Climate Day of Action, where about a dozen speakers, some who were students and some, like myself,… Continue reading
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