Climate Change
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A Reality Check from the IPCC
Created by the UN and the Meteorological Organization in 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or IPCC was created to provide the world’s policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change. Last week, the IPCC released its Sixth Assessment… 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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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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Earth Day 2021
Last Thursday was the fifty-first Earth Day. Pope Francis was invited to speak at two Earth Day events; the international climate summit hosted by President Biden and the Earth Day Live event organized by the Earth Day Network. In both… Continue reading
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Letter to Seattle Archbishop Etienne
To mark Earth Day this year, our Saint Francis of Assisi Ministry along with the Creation Care Network of Catholic parishes and institutions in Western Washington welcomes all members of the Archdiocese of Seattle to join us in asking Archbishop… Continue reading
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Climate change: How do we know?
From Laudato Si, Pope Francis makes it clear: A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system. In recent decades this warming has been accompanied by a constant rise in the… Continue reading
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Light in the darkness
On Easter Sunday, I was touched by my pastor’s (Father Crispin Okoth) homily about light and darkness: Jesus is the light. Sometimes, one act can overshadow the light. This brings lots of darkness, dark clouds and pain and anger in… Continue reading
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Are you Idling on Climate Action?
How often do you idle your car’s engine? That is, sit in your car before departing and run the engine to warm the car up in the winter, or perhaps to cool down the car in the summer. Or perhaps… Continue reading
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Fast from Meat
The Global Catholic Climate Movement has released its Lenten Calendar 2021 that is focused on concrete actions we can take each week to improve the planet as well as ourselves. Lent is a time of preparation for Easter and the… Continue reading
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