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Leaders of American Episcopalians point to lsquomounting urgencyrsquo to address climate change and develop morecompassionate and sustainable economies to support stewardship of all of Godrsquos creation
In September 2011 the House of Bishops in the Episcopal Church attending a meeting in QuitoEcuador sent a pastoral letter to Episcopal clergy worldwide expressing ldquomounting urgencyrdquo toaddress climate change within church membership The letter argued the critical need for Christians tocare for all of Godrsquos creation and urged that justice be sought for the poor who it said will suffer mostfrom climate change
That pastoral letter was the latest in a string of climate change and environmental sustainabilitycommunications that have consistently framed action on climate change as a matter of stewardship ofcreation and social justice comprising two of the ldquoFive Marks of Missionrdquo in the Episcopal Church Butdespite strong messaging from the top many clergy are cautious of preaching on climate change
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowen Williams the leader of the Anglican Communion which includes the
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Link TVs Earth FocusPutting a Human Face onPressing Global IssuesDans Wild Wild ScienceJournal Meteorologist DanSatterfields AmericanGeophysical UnionBlogosphere Feature
Snowfall Winter SportsConcludes PBS lsquoNewsHourrsquoClimate SerieslsquoFrozen Dirtrsquo and Methanehellip lsquoWe Cannot Go TherersquoGold Turning to Brown inlsquoGolden Statersquo Ag FieldsA Glimpse at theWashington lsquoForward onClimatersquo RallyAAAS Panelists Sandy alsquoGame-changerrsquo for PublicPerceptionsNew Online Discussions onGood and Not-So-GoodClimate ReportingOpinion Round-Up ThePresidentrsquos lsquoSOTUrsquo Call forClimate Action
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Jefferts Schori testifies before the Senateenvironment committee in 2007
global network of Episcopal Churches has been publicly outspoken in supporting action on climatechange adaptation and mitigation He has made individual and joint announcements with the WorldCouncil on Churches and with the Vatican to urge policy action by governments to reduce greenhousegas emissions The Bishop of London Richard Chartres stopped flying for a year because he wantedto reduce his greenhouse gas footprint And the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the USKatharine Jefferts Schori repeatedly addresses climate change
Making connections lsquoAll Life Depends on the Life of Othersrsquo
An oceanographer prior to her ordination to thepriesthood Jefferts Schori brings a uniqueblend of science and theology to climatecommunication As a scientist she understandslinkages including between global poverty andthe need to address global warming At a USSenate environment committee meeting in2007 Jefferts Schori explained that ldquono life formcan be studied in isolation from its surroundingsor from other organisms All living things aredeeply interconnected and all life depends onthe life of othersrdquo
Her Senate testimony centered on how globalpoverty and climate change are ldquointimatelyrelatedrdquo She told the committee she and hercolleagues share ldquoa profound concern thatclimate change will most severely affect those living in poverty and the most vulnerable in ourcommunities here in the United States and around the worldrdquo
ldquoI want to be absolutely clear inaction on our part is the most costly of all courses of action for thoseliving in povertyrdquo she testified
That message of interconnectedness has been an ongoing tenet of the Episcopal Churchrsquos ministrywhose members total about 19 million in the US It was the basis for a resolution in 1991 to opposedrilling and mining in Alaskarsquos Arctic Wildlife Refuge an area important to the Gwichrsquoin people 90percent of whom are Episcopalian Connectedness was also the basis for the churchrsquos justice peaceand the integrity of creation initiative and the formation of a committee on environmental stewardshipboth of which laid an early foundation for the churchrsquos work on climate Michael Schut Economic andEnvironmental Affairs Officer for the Episcopal Church in the US said in a telephone interview
ldquoWhen you think of our call to lsquoLove thy neighborrsquo I also think there is some motivation amongEpiscopalians to see other parts of creation as our neighbor including endangered species andhealthy ecosystemsrdquo Schutt said ldquobecause they ultimately influence human health and our ability tosustain human liferdquo
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Episcopalianrsquos lsquoGenesis Covenantrsquo Calls for GHG Reductions
Episcopalians have called for international policies to combat climate change since 2000 includingbacking conservation-based energy legislation and financial support for developing nations to controlcarbon emissions among many other efforts But the Genesis Covenant may be the most significantproposal It was adopted unanimously by Episcopal Churchrsquos main governing body four years ago andrequires that church facilities mdash including places of worship offices schools camps and retreat centersmdash reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent within 10 years
The Genesis Covenant has potential for big change across the churchrsquos 7000 parishes in the US butitrsquos a voluntary program and therein lies the problem Local leadership is necessary for it to take offexplained Schut So far a limited number of districts and individual parishes have signed on to theagreement these include the Diocese of Chicago the Diocese of Olympia (Washington) and theArkansas Diocese (Watch a video of Bishop Charlestonrsquos Sermon on the Genesis Covenant given atWashington DCrsquos National Cathedral on February 24 2008)
The Rev Canon Sally Bingham has helped promote enthusiasm for climate action by helping churcheslead by example An ordained Episcopal priest and the environment minister at Grace EpiscopalCathedral in San Francisco Bingham is also the founder and president of The Regeneration Project anecology and faith group that oversees the Interfaith Power and Light campaign Chapters of InterfaithPower and Light now operate in 39 states and involve more than 14000 congregations that work toreduce energy use from fossil fuels
lsquoRight Informationrsquo Leads to lsquoRight Thingrsquo
ldquoWhen people have the right information they do the right thingrdquo Bingham said in a telephoneinterview She added that the Episcopal Church has always been concerned for the poor and thesuffering
ldquoAnybody who professes a love for God and creation will respond when they know itrsquos an insult to Godand a crime against creation to destroy the climaterdquo she said ldquoIf you know that when you arewasting electricity and you are depriving people in the developing world and the poorest of theworldrsquos poor are being hurt by our behavior you are harming those folks If you know that you arenot going to do that You are going to be much more responsiblerdquo
Some Areas Some Clergy Slow to Take Action
Bingham says some areas of the US are less receptive to hearing direct addresses on climate changeissues than others and she point to parts of Alabama Mississippi Florida and Tennessee as placesclergy encounter the most opposition to climate change issues ldquoThey say that God would never let theEarth be destroyed againrdquo Bingham said When asked to preach in more conservative areas she said
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Solar panels installed in StLukersquos Church in Dixon Ill
Rev Chris Epperson ofBruton Parish EpiscopalChurch in WilliamsburgVa
she often focuses on less controversial aspects of environmental stewardship such as saving moneythrough energy efficiency ldquosomething everyone agrees onrdquo
Individual clergy have been slow to address climate issues Schut saidYet he said some Episcopalian priests have been surprised by positivereactions from among members of their congregations Youngparishioners at St Lukersquos Church in Dixon Ill sought ways to ldquogreenrdquotheir Gothic stone church and discretely installed solar panels on theroof to reduce use of fossil fuels and save on energy
They then undertook a community outreach campaign and The RevMichael Greene communicated with parishioners and community groupsusing church facilities during the week about benefits of renewableenergy energy efficiency and recycling The local newspaper ran afront-page story on the project and St Lukersquos received so much publicattention that it resulted in increased membership
Some Say Climate Change lsquoDoesnrsquot Seem Religiousrsquo
The Rev Chris Epperson of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church in Williamsburg Va has taken climatechange into the pulpit many times over the past decade
ldquoMy approach has been to be careful and nuanced when preaching aboutglobal warming and to understand that therersquos real religious content thereand on the need to address how we care for creationrdquo said EppersonldquoWhen I get pushback itrsquos usually when people tell me lsquoI come to church tobe religious and this doesnrsquot seem religiousrsquordquo
Epperson said therersquos a tendency among some church members to thinkabout faith as ldquoprivaterdquo and not consider how it relates more broadly to theworld ldquoSome people tell me they go to church from 9 to 12 on Sundays forspirituality and religion and then they want to live the rest of their liveshowever they wantrdquo said Epperson ldquoI think in terms of less tidycategories We are called to see and I think of it as a Venn diagramTherersquos much more overlap mdash with climate change our call to care forcreation and seeking justice mdash than people realizerdquo
Overcoming Criticisms hellip On Politics in Sermons
A big challenge in the Episcopal Church involves getting the word out and having more of its clergytalking about climate change as an issue
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ldquoOne woman called me and said lsquoI donrsquot want to hear about politics when I come to churchrsquo If youhave folks like that in your parish or if you have the head of an oil company or big donors who areRepublicans as clergy you are sometimes afraidrdquo said Bingham She often is asked to be a visitingminister to help carry the burden ldquoThe message gets delivered and the clergy member doesnrsquot haveto take the brunt of itrdquo she said
In recent years the Episcopal Church has faced strong criticism from conservative members who haveopposed having gays and lesbians openly serve as bishops and clergy While climate change hasraised some hackles it has not caused divisions among bishops and clergy
ldquoWhen you look at the abolition of slavery or the civil rights movement if people had been afraid totalk about that from the pulpit we wouldnrsquot be where we are todayrdquo Bingham said
ldquoAnd getting off fossil fuels is the same kind of an issue It is harming people It is killing people It isonly going to get worse as time goes on It is a matter of life or death We as clergy have aresponsibility to tell the truth and a responsibility to talk about it If you ask Episcopal clergy if theythink itrsquos a problem theyrsquoll tell you yes But will they get up and give a sermon about it Sometimesbut certainly not always They are afraid tordquo
A New lsquoApprsquo hellip and an Upcoming Ecumenical Forum and Webcast
The Episcopal Church recently stepped up its communications efforts to further engage members onclimate change In February it launched a new iPad magazine app called ldquoWayfarerrdquo to tell stories thatconcern Episcopalians around the globe The first issue highlights the plight of residents of KivalinaAlaska and chronicles the story of indigenous Alaskans faced with having to move their entire villageto higher ground because of rising sea levels
On April 21 the Episcopal Church plans to further explore poverty and the environment during a two-hour ecumenical forum that is to be available as a live webcast ldquoWe will explore the differential effectsof environmental degradation and changing climate patterns on the poor ndash- in this country and aroundthe worldrdquo Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in a press release
Preaching about climate change poses clear challenges for Episcopalians just as it does for other faithcommunities addressed in this ongoing Yale Forum series
The science is complex The specter of upsetting parishioners is real But faith leaders who deeplybelieve that the connection to creation is clear seem determined to persist
Also seeNationwide Climate lsquoPreach-Inrsquo To Target Broad Faith-Group CongregationsThe Catholic Church and Climate ChangeJudaism and Climate ChangeBaptists and Climate Change
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Lisa Palmer
Lisa Palmer is a Maryland-based freelance writer and a regular contributor to The Yale Forum (E-mail
lisayaleclimatemediaforumorg)
View all posts by Lisa Palmer rarr
Bookmark the permalink
11 Responses to Episcopalians Confronting Climate Change
The United Church of Christ and Climate ChangelsquoGreen Muslimsrsquo Eco-Islam and Evolving Climate Change ConsciousnessPresbyterians and Climate ChangePreachable Moments Evangelical Christians and Climate ChangeMormon Silence on Climate Change Why and What Might It Mean
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Sean saysMarch 6 201 2 at 51 3 pm
Given the battle the Episcopalians have gone through with gay clergy Irsquod suspect theconservative members are gone and that the members who are left are pretty liberal So whatthe heck I just wonder how the clergy reconciles the proliferation of first generation biofuelwhich is essentially taking food commodities out of the system to sustain nourishment andusing it for transportation in wealthy countries instead How do you reconcile climate changesolutions that make the poor poorer with being good stewards for the earth
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Patrick Huston saysApril 1 201 2 at 406 pm
When ethanol is added to gasoline to fuel our autos fuel consumption rises enough tooffset any gains in ghg emissions When the energy expended in producing ethanol isconsidered the result is higher emissions for gasohol than than for the 100 petroleumproduct Maybe we should be questioning the addition of corn-based alcohol to the fuelthat we use for transportation and looking at who really benefits from this practice
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Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 526 am
Climate Change Policies most severely affect those living in poverty and the most vulnerable inour communities here in the United States and around the world
Families in poverty and those on fixed income are vulnerable to the rising energy costs andrestricted food supplies by punitive climate change policies advocated by wealthy NGOsGovernments and individuals who have no regard for the standard of living of those who livewith less
ldquoThe Bishop of London Richard Chartres stopped flying for a year because he wanted toreduce his greenhouse gas footprintrdquo More Climate Change Policy advocates should follow theBishop of Londonrsquos example so the rest of us will have a break from the ever increasing foodand energy costs heaped on us by their actions
We need reasonably priced food(stop burning it in your gas tanks) clean drinking water propersanitation and uninterrupted electricity
Wake up Pixie Dust ground Unicorn horns wind mills PV solar farms amp choruses of Kumbayahdo not help us make the payments at the end of the month
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Gordon saysMarch 7 201 2 at 820 am
I canrsquot speak for the US but hear in Scotland the churches do not support biofuels
The reason churches are concerned about this issue is the effect it is having on the lives ofpeople in developing countries Growing seasons are already reducing and this is reducing cropyields
The reason that the right wing in europe also support climate change action is because theydonrsquot want half of Africa migrating to Europe I suspect if this was a risk the US faced then theRepublicans would all be in favour of mitigation measures
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Lisa Palmer saysMarch 7 201 2 at 3 29 pm
The Episcopal Church in America has not come to a consensus on the issue of biofuels andtherefore does not have a policy on it To the extent that biofuels intersect with other policypositions such as environmental justice or environmental racism then the church would likelychime in on a specific event or case according to DeWayne Davis policy analyst for theEpiscopal Church in Washington DC
Irsquod like to hear from bishops and clergy on the important questions raised here How do faithleaders reconcile the proliferation of biofuels with being good stewards of the Earth
Irsquove reached out to some folks and will report back with any further comments
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 421 pm
That is good Lisa I look forward to your follow up on the biofuel issues You however didnot address the fuel poverty issues or the rising cost of electricity Do we buy food paythe rising electric bill or fill up the tank for our home heating units Do we cut out drivingto church on Sunday
The heavily subsidized(on the backs of every US tax payer) Chevy Volt was revealed to
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have a buyer profile of one that earned more than 180000 dollars a year How does thissit with the Bishops
Those that fly off on vacations every year have the luxury to ponder these questions asothers struggle to keep the heat on and have the embarrassment of putting items off thecounter on the supermarket because Climate Change Policies have disproportionallyeffected those that are least equipped to deal with the whims of the ldquoClimate ConcernedCommunityrdquo
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Sally Bingham saysMarch 7 201 2 at 61 2 pm
Having read this article again I see no reference to biofuels whatsoever and find the subject aninteresting by-product of a much bigger issue We must cut down on our use of fossil fuelsacross the board and some fossil fuels are certainly used to make biofuels which is not a goodidea in my opinion Corn ethanol has disrupted the corn markets around the world and not goodfor the poor in countries where they depend on corn as a staple Brazil has made great strideswith biofuel but it is cellulosic rather than corn based Clearing forests to grow any kind ofethanol is wrong in my opinion too We have the technology to put wind and sun to work andreplace much of the dirty fossil fuels And the automobile industry is striving to make cars thatwill run on electricity too which will cut way back on the use of oil The challenge is making surethat biofuels and bioenergy are better than the fossil fuels theyrsquore meant to replace Thatmeans ensuring that all bioenergy is produced in ways that conserve our natural resources anddonrsquot destroy wildlife habitat create water pollution or contribute to global warming(sentencetaken from NRDC)
The bigger issue ishellip are we going to take human induced climate change seriously in thiscounty and shouldnrsquot the faith community (people who profess a love for God) be the ones tolead and serve as examples
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 7 52 pm
Sally
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It will be interesting to hear what they tell you to do next
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Paul in Sweden saysMarch 8 201 2 at 207 am
No Sally
The few tenths of a degree Fahrenheit that by the absurd global temperature anomaly index isportrayed can easily be explained by any sophomore
Sally have you checked to see if the temperatures in the arctic have gotten above freezing sothat ice is physically capable of melting
Do you realize that wind patterns above 80N latitude change frequently and the ice in the arcticis blown out to southern latitudes so that it then melts
When rent seeking tools tell me that in an arctic region with absolutely no instruments ofmeasurements(to speak of except for NASA GISS imaginnation) indicate arctic temperatureshave changed from -50 to -49888 I find it incredulous when you tell me that this is due to mydriving an SUV vehicle
Populations continue to migrate from Northern latitudes to Southern latitudes because it isbeneficial economically and health-wise How long do you imagine the prolific postings andenormous quantities of ink will be expended before your readers realize that you are talking outof school
What will you do then for employment
Polly Chandler saysMarch 28 201 2 at 809 am
As the Program Director of an MBA in Sustainability we often wrestle with the best way to getorganizations to talk about challenging topics particularly ones that are so dynamic I find it
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interesting that clergy struggle with the politics of an environmental topic As a professor Iknow I get the same type of push back when I integrate religious activism in my MBA coursesThe tragedy is that we think in silos but there are so few issues in the world that act in silosClimate change is food water weather poverty equity women and much much more
A bigger question may not just be about climate change but how do we bring together unlikelypartners For example how does an MBA program that teaches climate change support clergyin talking about climate change to their parishes
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Stephanie Johnson saysApril 23 201 2 at 247 pm
Over a year ago I was hired by the Episcopal Bishops of New England to help the 650+congregations in the New England region to reduce their carbon footprint In countlessconversations with people in the pews there is a real committment to responding to climatechange by reducing congregational and personal energy use Thanks to the leadership of SallyBinghamrsquos Interfaith Power and Light the church has a strong resource to use in doing just thatUltimately I believe that a more substantial ethos shift will happen as the church more fullyencourages and preaches the love of Godrsquos Creation as a central focus of our worship
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Link TVs Earth FocusPutting a Human Face onPressing Global IssuesDans Wild Wild ScienceJournal Meteorologist DanSatterfields AmericanGeophysical UnionBlogosphere Feature
Snowfall Winter SportsConcludes PBS lsquoNewsHourrsquoClimate SerieslsquoFrozen Dirtrsquo and Methanehellip lsquoWe Cannot Go TherersquoGold Turning to Brown inlsquoGolden Statersquo Ag FieldsA Glimpse at theWashington lsquoForward onClimatersquo RallyAAAS Panelists Sandy alsquoGame-changerrsquo for PublicPerceptionsNew Online Discussions onGood and Not-So-GoodClimate ReportingOpinion Round-Up ThePresidentrsquos lsquoSOTUrsquo Call forClimate Action
Recent Posts
Jefferts Schori testifies before the Senateenvironment committee in 2007
global network of Episcopal Churches has been publicly outspoken in supporting action on climatechange adaptation and mitigation He has made individual and joint announcements with the WorldCouncil on Churches and with the Vatican to urge policy action by governments to reduce greenhousegas emissions The Bishop of London Richard Chartres stopped flying for a year because he wantedto reduce his greenhouse gas footprint And the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the USKatharine Jefferts Schori repeatedly addresses climate change
Making connections lsquoAll Life Depends on the Life of Othersrsquo
An oceanographer prior to her ordination to thepriesthood Jefferts Schori brings a uniqueblend of science and theology to climatecommunication As a scientist she understandslinkages including between global poverty andthe need to address global warming At a USSenate environment committee meeting in2007 Jefferts Schori explained that ldquono life formcan be studied in isolation from its surroundingsor from other organisms All living things aredeeply interconnected and all life depends onthe life of othersrdquo
Her Senate testimony centered on how globalpoverty and climate change are ldquointimatelyrelatedrdquo She told the committee she and hercolleagues share ldquoa profound concern thatclimate change will most severely affect those living in poverty and the most vulnerable in ourcommunities here in the United States and around the worldrdquo
ldquoI want to be absolutely clear inaction on our part is the most costly of all courses of action for thoseliving in povertyrdquo she testified
That message of interconnectedness has been an ongoing tenet of the Episcopal Churchrsquos ministrywhose members total about 19 million in the US It was the basis for a resolution in 1991 to opposedrilling and mining in Alaskarsquos Arctic Wildlife Refuge an area important to the Gwichrsquoin people 90percent of whom are Episcopalian Connectedness was also the basis for the churchrsquos justice peaceand the integrity of creation initiative and the formation of a committee on environmental stewardshipboth of which laid an early foundation for the churchrsquos work on climate Michael Schut Economic andEnvironmental Affairs Officer for the Episcopal Church in the US said in a telephone interview
ldquoWhen you think of our call to lsquoLove thy neighborrsquo I also think there is some motivation amongEpiscopalians to see other parts of creation as our neighbor including endangered species andhealthy ecosystemsrdquo Schutt said ldquobecause they ultimately influence human health and our ability tosustain human liferdquo
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Episcopalianrsquos lsquoGenesis Covenantrsquo Calls for GHG Reductions
Episcopalians have called for international policies to combat climate change since 2000 includingbacking conservation-based energy legislation and financial support for developing nations to controlcarbon emissions among many other efforts But the Genesis Covenant may be the most significantproposal It was adopted unanimously by Episcopal Churchrsquos main governing body four years ago andrequires that church facilities mdash including places of worship offices schools camps and retreat centersmdash reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent within 10 years
The Genesis Covenant has potential for big change across the churchrsquos 7000 parishes in the US butitrsquos a voluntary program and therein lies the problem Local leadership is necessary for it to take offexplained Schut So far a limited number of districts and individual parishes have signed on to theagreement these include the Diocese of Chicago the Diocese of Olympia (Washington) and theArkansas Diocese (Watch a video of Bishop Charlestonrsquos Sermon on the Genesis Covenant given atWashington DCrsquos National Cathedral on February 24 2008)
The Rev Canon Sally Bingham has helped promote enthusiasm for climate action by helping churcheslead by example An ordained Episcopal priest and the environment minister at Grace EpiscopalCathedral in San Francisco Bingham is also the founder and president of The Regeneration Project anecology and faith group that oversees the Interfaith Power and Light campaign Chapters of InterfaithPower and Light now operate in 39 states and involve more than 14000 congregations that work toreduce energy use from fossil fuels
lsquoRight Informationrsquo Leads to lsquoRight Thingrsquo
ldquoWhen people have the right information they do the right thingrdquo Bingham said in a telephoneinterview She added that the Episcopal Church has always been concerned for the poor and thesuffering
ldquoAnybody who professes a love for God and creation will respond when they know itrsquos an insult to Godand a crime against creation to destroy the climaterdquo she said ldquoIf you know that when you arewasting electricity and you are depriving people in the developing world and the poorest of theworldrsquos poor are being hurt by our behavior you are harming those folks If you know that you arenot going to do that You are going to be much more responsiblerdquo
Some Areas Some Clergy Slow to Take Action
Bingham says some areas of the US are less receptive to hearing direct addresses on climate changeissues than others and she point to parts of Alabama Mississippi Florida and Tennessee as placesclergy encounter the most opposition to climate change issues ldquoThey say that God would never let theEarth be destroyed againrdquo Bingham said When asked to preach in more conservative areas she said
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Solar panels installed in StLukersquos Church in Dixon Ill
Rev Chris Epperson ofBruton Parish EpiscopalChurch in WilliamsburgVa
she often focuses on less controversial aspects of environmental stewardship such as saving moneythrough energy efficiency ldquosomething everyone agrees onrdquo
Individual clergy have been slow to address climate issues Schut saidYet he said some Episcopalian priests have been surprised by positivereactions from among members of their congregations Youngparishioners at St Lukersquos Church in Dixon Ill sought ways to ldquogreenrdquotheir Gothic stone church and discretely installed solar panels on theroof to reduce use of fossil fuels and save on energy
They then undertook a community outreach campaign and The RevMichael Greene communicated with parishioners and community groupsusing church facilities during the week about benefits of renewableenergy energy efficiency and recycling The local newspaper ran afront-page story on the project and St Lukersquos received so much publicattention that it resulted in increased membership
Some Say Climate Change lsquoDoesnrsquot Seem Religiousrsquo
The Rev Chris Epperson of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church in Williamsburg Va has taken climatechange into the pulpit many times over the past decade
ldquoMy approach has been to be careful and nuanced when preaching aboutglobal warming and to understand that therersquos real religious content thereand on the need to address how we care for creationrdquo said EppersonldquoWhen I get pushback itrsquos usually when people tell me lsquoI come to church tobe religious and this doesnrsquot seem religiousrsquordquo
Epperson said therersquos a tendency among some church members to thinkabout faith as ldquoprivaterdquo and not consider how it relates more broadly to theworld ldquoSome people tell me they go to church from 9 to 12 on Sundays forspirituality and religion and then they want to live the rest of their liveshowever they wantrdquo said Epperson ldquoI think in terms of less tidycategories We are called to see and I think of it as a Venn diagramTherersquos much more overlap mdash with climate change our call to care forcreation and seeking justice mdash than people realizerdquo
Overcoming Criticisms hellip On Politics in Sermons
A big challenge in the Episcopal Church involves getting the word out and having more of its clergytalking about climate change as an issue
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
ldquoOne woman called me and said lsquoI donrsquot want to hear about politics when I come to churchrsquo If youhave folks like that in your parish or if you have the head of an oil company or big donors who areRepublicans as clergy you are sometimes afraidrdquo said Bingham She often is asked to be a visitingminister to help carry the burden ldquoThe message gets delivered and the clergy member doesnrsquot haveto take the brunt of itrdquo she said
In recent years the Episcopal Church has faced strong criticism from conservative members who haveopposed having gays and lesbians openly serve as bishops and clergy While climate change hasraised some hackles it has not caused divisions among bishops and clergy
ldquoWhen you look at the abolition of slavery or the civil rights movement if people had been afraid totalk about that from the pulpit we wouldnrsquot be where we are todayrdquo Bingham said
ldquoAnd getting off fossil fuels is the same kind of an issue It is harming people It is killing people It isonly going to get worse as time goes on It is a matter of life or death We as clergy have aresponsibility to tell the truth and a responsibility to talk about it If you ask Episcopal clergy if theythink itrsquos a problem theyrsquoll tell you yes But will they get up and give a sermon about it Sometimesbut certainly not always They are afraid tordquo
A New lsquoApprsquo hellip and an Upcoming Ecumenical Forum and Webcast
The Episcopal Church recently stepped up its communications efforts to further engage members onclimate change In February it launched a new iPad magazine app called ldquoWayfarerrdquo to tell stories thatconcern Episcopalians around the globe The first issue highlights the plight of residents of KivalinaAlaska and chronicles the story of indigenous Alaskans faced with having to move their entire villageto higher ground because of rising sea levels
On April 21 the Episcopal Church plans to further explore poverty and the environment during a two-hour ecumenical forum that is to be available as a live webcast ldquoWe will explore the differential effectsof environmental degradation and changing climate patterns on the poor ndash- in this country and aroundthe worldrdquo Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in a press release
Preaching about climate change poses clear challenges for Episcopalians just as it does for other faithcommunities addressed in this ongoing Yale Forum series
The science is complex The specter of upsetting parishioners is real But faith leaders who deeplybelieve that the connection to creation is clear seem determined to persist
Also seeNationwide Climate lsquoPreach-Inrsquo To Target Broad Faith-Group CongregationsThe Catholic Church and Climate ChangeJudaism and Climate ChangeBaptists and Climate Change
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Lisa Palmer
Lisa Palmer is a Maryland-based freelance writer and a regular contributor to The Yale Forum (E-mail
lisayaleclimatemediaforumorg)
View all posts by Lisa Palmer rarr
Bookmark the permalink
11 Responses to Episcopalians Confronting Climate Change
The United Church of Christ and Climate ChangelsquoGreen Muslimsrsquo Eco-Islam and Evolving Climate Change ConsciousnessPresbyterians and Climate ChangePreachable Moments Evangelical Christians and Climate ChangeMormon Silence on Climate Change Why and What Might It Mean
353535353535353535 525252525252525252 333333333
Reply
Sean saysMarch 6 201 2 at 51 3 pm
Given the battle the Episcopalians have gone through with gay clergy Irsquod suspect theconservative members are gone and that the members who are left are pretty liberal So whatthe heck I just wonder how the clergy reconciles the proliferation of first generation biofuelwhich is essentially taking food commodities out of the system to sustain nourishment andusing it for transportation in wealthy countries instead How do you reconcile climate changesolutions that make the poor poorer with being good stewards for the earth
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Reply
Patrick Huston saysApril 1 201 2 at 406 pm
When ethanol is added to gasoline to fuel our autos fuel consumption rises enough tooffset any gains in ghg emissions When the energy expended in producing ethanol isconsidered the result is higher emissions for gasohol than than for the 100 petroleumproduct Maybe we should be questioning the addition of corn-based alcohol to the fuelthat we use for transportation and looking at who really benefits from this practice
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 526 am
Climate Change Policies most severely affect those living in poverty and the most vulnerable inour communities here in the United States and around the world
Families in poverty and those on fixed income are vulnerable to the rising energy costs andrestricted food supplies by punitive climate change policies advocated by wealthy NGOsGovernments and individuals who have no regard for the standard of living of those who livewith less
ldquoThe Bishop of London Richard Chartres stopped flying for a year because he wanted toreduce his greenhouse gas footprintrdquo More Climate Change Policy advocates should follow theBishop of Londonrsquos example so the rest of us will have a break from the ever increasing foodand energy costs heaped on us by their actions
We need reasonably priced food(stop burning it in your gas tanks) clean drinking water propersanitation and uninterrupted electricity
Wake up Pixie Dust ground Unicorn horns wind mills PV solar farms amp choruses of Kumbayahdo not help us make the payments at the end of the month
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Reply
Gordon saysMarch 7 201 2 at 820 am
I canrsquot speak for the US but hear in Scotland the churches do not support biofuels
The reason churches are concerned about this issue is the effect it is having on the lives ofpeople in developing countries Growing seasons are already reducing and this is reducing cropyields
The reason that the right wing in europe also support climate change action is because theydonrsquot want half of Africa migrating to Europe I suspect if this was a risk the US faced then theRepublicans would all be in favour of mitigation measures
Reply
Lisa Palmer saysMarch 7 201 2 at 3 29 pm
The Episcopal Church in America has not come to a consensus on the issue of biofuels andtherefore does not have a policy on it To the extent that biofuels intersect with other policypositions such as environmental justice or environmental racism then the church would likelychime in on a specific event or case according to DeWayne Davis policy analyst for theEpiscopal Church in Washington DC
Irsquod like to hear from bishops and clergy on the important questions raised here How do faithleaders reconcile the proliferation of biofuels with being good stewards of the Earth
Irsquove reached out to some folks and will report back with any further comments
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 421 pm
That is good Lisa I look forward to your follow up on the biofuel issues You however didnot address the fuel poverty issues or the rising cost of electricity Do we buy food paythe rising electric bill or fill up the tank for our home heating units Do we cut out drivingto church on Sunday
The heavily subsidized(on the backs of every US tax payer) Chevy Volt was revealed to
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Reply
have a buyer profile of one that earned more than 180000 dollars a year How does thissit with the Bishops
Those that fly off on vacations every year have the luxury to ponder these questions asothers struggle to keep the heat on and have the embarrassment of putting items off thecounter on the supermarket because Climate Change Policies have disproportionallyeffected those that are least equipped to deal with the whims of the ldquoClimate ConcernedCommunityrdquo
Reply
Sally Bingham saysMarch 7 201 2 at 61 2 pm
Having read this article again I see no reference to biofuels whatsoever and find the subject aninteresting by-product of a much bigger issue We must cut down on our use of fossil fuelsacross the board and some fossil fuels are certainly used to make biofuels which is not a goodidea in my opinion Corn ethanol has disrupted the corn markets around the world and not goodfor the poor in countries where they depend on corn as a staple Brazil has made great strideswith biofuel but it is cellulosic rather than corn based Clearing forests to grow any kind ofethanol is wrong in my opinion too We have the technology to put wind and sun to work andreplace much of the dirty fossil fuels And the automobile industry is striving to make cars thatwill run on electricity too which will cut way back on the use of oil The challenge is making surethat biofuels and bioenergy are better than the fossil fuels theyrsquore meant to replace Thatmeans ensuring that all bioenergy is produced in ways that conserve our natural resources anddonrsquot destroy wildlife habitat create water pollution or contribute to global warming(sentencetaken from NRDC)
The bigger issue ishellip are we going to take human induced climate change seriously in thiscounty and shouldnrsquot the faith community (people who profess a love for God) be the ones tolead and serve as examples
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 7 52 pm
Sally
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It will be interesting to hear what they tell you to do next
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 8 201 2 at 207 am
No Sally
The few tenths of a degree Fahrenheit that by the absurd global temperature anomaly index isportrayed can easily be explained by any sophomore
Sally have you checked to see if the temperatures in the arctic have gotten above freezing sothat ice is physically capable of melting
Do you realize that wind patterns above 80N latitude change frequently and the ice in the arcticis blown out to southern latitudes so that it then melts
When rent seeking tools tell me that in an arctic region with absolutely no instruments ofmeasurements(to speak of except for NASA GISS imaginnation) indicate arctic temperatureshave changed from -50 to -49888 I find it incredulous when you tell me that this is due to mydriving an SUV vehicle
Populations continue to migrate from Northern latitudes to Southern latitudes because it isbeneficial economically and health-wise How long do you imagine the prolific postings andenormous quantities of ink will be expended before your readers realize that you are talking outof school
What will you do then for employment
Polly Chandler saysMarch 28 201 2 at 809 am
As the Program Director of an MBA in Sustainability we often wrestle with the best way to getorganizations to talk about challenging topics particularly ones that are so dynamic I find it
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
interesting that clergy struggle with the politics of an environmental topic As a professor Iknow I get the same type of push back when I integrate religious activism in my MBA coursesThe tragedy is that we think in silos but there are so few issues in the world that act in silosClimate change is food water weather poverty equity women and much much more
A bigger question may not just be about climate change but how do we bring together unlikelypartners For example how does an MBA program that teaches climate change support clergyin talking about climate change to their parishes
Reply
Stephanie Johnson saysApril 23 201 2 at 247 pm
Over a year ago I was hired by the Episcopal Bishops of New England to help the 650+congregations in the New England region to reduce their carbon footprint In countlessconversations with people in the pews there is a real committment to responding to climatechange by reducing congregational and personal energy use Thanks to the leadership of SallyBinghamrsquos Interfaith Power and Light the church has a strong resource to use in doing just thatUltimately I believe that a more substantial ethos shift will happen as the church more fullyencourages and preaches the love of Godrsquos Creation as a central focus of our worship
Leave a Reply
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Name
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201 3 The Yale Forum on Climate Change amp The Media
(An initiative of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication)
Website
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Episcopalianrsquos lsquoGenesis Covenantrsquo Calls for GHG Reductions
Episcopalians have called for international policies to combat climate change since 2000 includingbacking conservation-based energy legislation and financial support for developing nations to controlcarbon emissions among many other efforts But the Genesis Covenant may be the most significantproposal It was adopted unanimously by Episcopal Churchrsquos main governing body four years ago andrequires that church facilities mdash including places of worship offices schools camps and retreat centersmdash reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent within 10 years
The Genesis Covenant has potential for big change across the churchrsquos 7000 parishes in the US butitrsquos a voluntary program and therein lies the problem Local leadership is necessary for it to take offexplained Schut So far a limited number of districts and individual parishes have signed on to theagreement these include the Diocese of Chicago the Diocese of Olympia (Washington) and theArkansas Diocese (Watch a video of Bishop Charlestonrsquos Sermon on the Genesis Covenant given atWashington DCrsquos National Cathedral on February 24 2008)
The Rev Canon Sally Bingham has helped promote enthusiasm for climate action by helping churcheslead by example An ordained Episcopal priest and the environment minister at Grace EpiscopalCathedral in San Francisco Bingham is also the founder and president of The Regeneration Project anecology and faith group that oversees the Interfaith Power and Light campaign Chapters of InterfaithPower and Light now operate in 39 states and involve more than 14000 congregations that work toreduce energy use from fossil fuels
lsquoRight Informationrsquo Leads to lsquoRight Thingrsquo
ldquoWhen people have the right information they do the right thingrdquo Bingham said in a telephoneinterview She added that the Episcopal Church has always been concerned for the poor and thesuffering
ldquoAnybody who professes a love for God and creation will respond when they know itrsquos an insult to Godand a crime against creation to destroy the climaterdquo she said ldquoIf you know that when you arewasting electricity and you are depriving people in the developing world and the poorest of theworldrsquos poor are being hurt by our behavior you are harming those folks If you know that you arenot going to do that You are going to be much more responsiblerdquo
Some Areas Some Clergy Slow to Take Action
Bingham says some areas of the US are less receptive to hearing direct addresses on climate changeissues than others and she point to parts of Alabama Mississippi Florida and Tennessee as placesclergy encounter the most opposition to climate change issues ldquoThey say that God would never let theEarth be destroyed againrdquo Bingham said When asked to preach in more conservative areas she said
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Solar panels installed in StLukersquos Church in Dixon Ill
Rev Chris Epperson ofBruton Parish EpiscopalChurch in WilliamsburgVa
she often focuses on less controversial aspects of environmental stewardship such as saving moneythrough energy efficiency ldquosomething everyone agrees onrdquo
Individual clergy have been slow to address climate issues Schut saidYet he said some Episcopalian priests have been surprised by positivereactions from among members of their congregations Youngparishioners at St Lukersquos Church in Dixon Ill sought ways to ldquogreenrdquotheir Gothic stone church and discretely installed solar panels on theroof to reduce use of fossil fuels and save on energy
They then undertook a community outreach campaign and The RevMichael Greene communicated with parishioners and community groupsusing church facilities during the week about benefits of renewableenergy energy efficiency and recycling The local newspaper ran afront-page story on the project and St Lukersquos received so much publicattention that it resulted in increased membership
Some Say Climate Change lsquoDoesnrsquot Seem Religiousrsquo
The Rev Chris Epperson of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church in Williamsburg Va has taken climatechange into the pulpit many times over the past decade
ldquoMy approach has been to be careful and nuanced when preaching aboutglobal warming and to understand that therersquos real religious content thereand on the need to address how we care for creationrdquo said EppersonldquoWhen I get pushback itrsquos usually when people tell me lsquoI come to church tobe religious and this doesnrsquot seem religiousrsquordquo
Epperson said therersquos a tendency among some church members to thinkabout faith as ldquoprivaterdquo and not consider how it relates more broadly to theworld ldquoSome people tell me they go to church from 9 to 12 on Sundays forspirituality and religion and then they want to live the rest of their liveshowever they wantrdquo said Epperson ldquoI think in terms of less tidycategories We are called to see and I think of it as a Venn diagramTherersquos much more overlap mdash with climate change our call to care forcreation and seeking justice mdash than people realizerdquo
Overcoming Criticisms hellip On Politics in Sermons
A big challenge in the Episcopal Church involves getting the word out and having more of its clergytalking about climate change as an issue
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ldquoOne woman called me and said lsquoI donrsquot want to hear about politics when I come to churchrsquo If youhave folks like that in your parish or if you have the head of an oil company or big donors who areRepublicans as clergy you are sometimes afraidrdquo said Bingham She often is asked to be a visitingminister to help carry the burden ldquoThe message gets delivered and the clergy member doesnrsquot haveto take the brunt of itrdquo she said
In recent years the Episcopal Church has faced strong criticism from conservative members who haveopposed having gays and lesbians openly serve as bishops and clergy While climate change hasraised some hackles it has not caused divisions among bishops and clergy
ldquoWhen you look at the abolition of slavery or the civil rights movement if people had been afraid totalk about that from the pulpit we wouldnrsquot be where we are todayrdquo Bingham said
ldquoAnd getting off fossil fuels is the same kind of an issue It is harming people It is killing people It isonly going to get worse as time goes on It is a matter of life or death We as clergy have aresponsibility to tell the truth and a responsibility to talk about it If you ask Episcopal clergy if theythink itrsquos a problem theyrsquoll tell you yes But will they get up and give a sermon about it Sometimesbut certainly not always They are afraid tordquo
A New lsquoApprsquo hellip and an Upcoming Ecumenical Forum and Webcast
The Episcopal Church recently stepped up its communications efforts to further engage members onclimate change In February it launched a new iPad magazine app called ldquoWayfarerrdquo to tell stories thatconcern Episcopalians around the globe The first issue highlights the plight of residents of KivalinaAlaska and chronicles the story of indigenous Alaskans faced with having to move their entire villageto higher ground because of rising sea levels
On April 21 the Episcopal Church plans to further explore poverty and the environment during a two-hour ecumenical forum that is to be available as a live webcast ldquoWe will explore the differential effectsof environmental degradation and changing climate patterns on the poor ndash- in this country and aroundthe worldrdquo Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in a press release
Preaching about climate change poses clear challenges for Episcopalians just as it does for other faithcommunities addressed in this ongoing Yale Forum series
The science is complex The specter of upsetting parishioners is real But faith leaders who deeplybelieve that the connection to creation is clear seem determined to persist
Also seeNationwide Climate lsquoPreach-Inrsquo To Target Broad Faith-Group CongregationsThe Catholic Church and Climate ChangeJudaism and Climate ChangeBaptists and Climate Change
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Lisa Palmer
Lisa Palmer is a Maryland-based freelance writer and a regular contributor to The Yale Forum (E-mail
lisayaleclimatemediaforumorg)
View all posts by Lisa Palmer rarr
Bookmark the permalink
11 Responses to Episcopalians Confronting Climate Change
The United Church of Christ and Climate ChangelsquoGreen Muslimsrsquo Eco-Islam and Evolving Climate Change ConsciousnessPresbyterians and Climate ChangePreachable Moments Evangelical Christians and Climate ChangeMormon Silence on Climate Change Why and What Might It Mean
353535353535353535 525252525252525252 333333333
Reply
Sean saysMarch 6 201 2 at 51 3 pm
Given the battle the Episcopalians have gone through with gay clergy Irsquod suspect theconservative members are gone and that the members who are left are pretty liberal So whatthe heck I just wonder how the clergy reconciles the proliferation of first generation biofuelwhich is essentially taking food commodities out of the system to sustain nourishment andusing it for transportation in wealthy countries instead How do you reconcile climate changesolutions that make the poor poorer with being good stewards for the earth
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Reply
Patrick Huston saysApril 1 201 2 at 406 pm
When ethanol is added to gasoline to fuel our autos fuel consumption rises enough tooffset any gains in ghg emissions When the energy expended in producing ethanol isconsidered the result is higher emissions for gasohol than than for the 100 petroleumproduct Maybe we should be questioning the addition of corn-based alcohol to the fuelthat we use for transportation and looking at who really benefits from this practice
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 526 am
Climate Change Policies most severely affect those living in poverty and the most vulnerable inour communities here in the United States and around the world
Families in poverty and those on fixed income are vulnerable to the rising energy costs andrestricted food supplies by punitive climate change policies advocated by wealthy NGOsGovernments and individuals who have no regard for the standard of living of those who livewith less
ldquoThe Bishop of London Richard Chartres stopped flying for a year because he wanted toreduce his greenhouse gas footprintrdquo More Climate Change Policy advocates should follow theBishop of Londonrsquos example so the rest of us will have a break from the ever increasing foodand energy costs heaped on us by their actions
We need reasonably priced food(stop burning it in your gas tanks) clean drinking water propersanitation and uninterrupted electricity
Wake up Pixie Dust ground Unicorn horns wind mills PV solar farms amp choruses of Kumbayahdo not help us make the payments at the end of the month
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
Gordon saysMarch 7 201 2 at 820 am
I canrsquot speak for the US but hear in Scotland the churches do not support biofuels
The reason churches are concerned about this issue is the effect it is having on the lives ofpeople in developing countries Growing seasons are already reducing and this is reducing cropyields
The reason that the right wing in europe also support climate change action is because theydonrsquot want half of Africa migrating to Europe I suspect if this was a risk the US faced then theRepublicans would all be in favour of mitigation measures
Reply
Lisa Palmer saysMarch 7 201 2 at 3 29 pm
The Episcopal Church in America has not come to a consensus on the issue of biofuels andtherefore does not have a policy on it To the extent that biofuels intersect with other policypositions such as environmental justice or environmental racism then the church would likelychime in on a specific event or case according to DeWayne Davis policy analyst for theEpiscopal Church in Washington DC
Irsquod like to hear from bishops and clergy on the important questions raised here How do faithleaders reconcile the proliferation of biofuels with being good stewards of the Earth
Irsquove reached out to some folks and will report back with any further comments
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 421 pm
That is good Lisa I look forward to your follow up on the biofuel issues You however didnot address the fuel poverty issues or the rising cost of electricity Do we buy food paythe rising electric bill or fill up the tank for our home heating units Do we cut out drivingto church on Sunday
The heavily subsidized(on the backs of every US tax payer) Chevy Volt was revealed to
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
have a buyer profile of one that earned more than 180000 dollars a year How does thissit with the Bishops
Those that fly off on vacations every year have the luxury to ponder these questions asothers struggle to keep the heat on and have the embarrassment of putting items off thecounter on the supermarket because Climate Change Policies have disproportionallyeffected those that are least equipped to deal with the whims of the ldquoClimate ConcernedCommunityrdquo
Reply
Sally Bingham saysMarch 7 201 2 at 61 2 pm
Having read this article again I see no reference to biofuels whatsoever and find the subject aninteresting by-product of a much bigger issue We must cut down on our use of fossil fuelsacross the board and some fossil fuels are certainly used to make biofuels which is not a goodidea in my opinion Corn ethanol has disrupted the corn markets around the world and not goodfor the poor in countries where they depend on corn as a staple Brazil has made great strideswith biofuel but it is cellulosic rather than corn based Clearing forests to grow any kind ofethanol is wrong in my opinion too We have the technology to put wind and sun to work andreplace much of the dirty fossil fuels And the automobile industry is striving to make cars thatwill run on electricity too which will cut way back on the use of oil The challenge is making surethat biofuels and bioenergy are better than the fossil fuels theyrsquore meant to replace Thatmeans ensuring that all bioenergy is produced in ways that conserve our natural resources anddonrsquot destroy wildlife habitat create water pollution or contribute to global warming(sentencetaken from NRDC)
The bigger issue ishellip are we going to take human induced climate change seriously in thiscounty and shouldnrsquot the faith community (people who profess a love for God) be the ones tolead and serve as examples
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 7 52 pm
Sally
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It will be interesting to hear what they tell you to do next
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 8 201 2 at 207 am
No Sally
The few tenths of a degree Fahrenheit that by the absurd global temperature anomaly index isportrayed can easily be explained by any sophomore
Sally have you checked to see if the temperatures in the arctic have gotten above freezing sothat ice is physically capable of melting
Do you realize that wind patterns above 80N latitude change frequently and the ice in the arcticis blown out to southern latitudes so that it then melts
When rent seeking tools tell me that in an arctic region with absolutely no instruments ofmeasurements(to speak of except for NASA GISS imaginnation) indicate arctic temperatureshave changed from -50 to -49888 I find it incredulous when you tell me that this is due to mydriving an SUV vehicle
Populations continue to migrate from Northern latitudes to Southern latitudes because it isbeneficial economically and health-wise How long do you imagine the prolific postings andenormous quantities of ink will be expended before your readers realize that you are talking outof school
What will you do then for employment
Polly Chandler saysMarch 28 201 2 at 809 am
As the Program Director of an MBA in Sustainability we often wrestle with the best way to getorganizations to talk about challenging topics particularly ones that are so dynamic I find it
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
interesting that clergy struggle with the politics of an environmental topic As a professor Iknow I get the same type of push back when I integrate religious activism in my MBA coursesThe tragedy is that we think in silos but there are so few issues in the world that act in silosClimate change is food water weather poverty equity women and much much more
A bigger question may not just be about climate change but how do we bring together unlikelypartners For example how does an MBA program that teaches climate change support clergyin talking about climate change to their parishes
Reply
Stephanie Johnson saysApril 23 201 2 at 247 pm
Over a year ago I was hired by the Episcopal Bishops of New England to help the 650+congregations in the New England region to reduce their carbon footprint In countlessconversations with people in the pews there is a real committment to responding to climatechange by reducing congregational and personal energy use Thanks to the leadership of SallyBinghamrsquos Interfaith Power and Light the church has a strong resource to use in doing just thatUltimately I believe that a more substantial ethos shift will happen as the church more fullyencourages and preaches the love of Godrsquos Creation as a central focus of our worship
Leave a Reply
Your email address will not be published Required fields are marked
Name
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201 3 The Yale Forum on Climate Change amp The Media
(An initiative of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication)
Website
Comment
You may use these HTML tags and attributes lta href= title=gt ltabbr title=gt ltacronym title=gt ltbgt
ltblockquote cite=gt ltcitegt ltcodegt ltdel datetime=gt ltemgt ltigt ltq cite=gt ltstrikegt ltstronggt
Post Comment
CONTACT USCOMMENTS POLICYABOUT USHOME
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Solar panels installed in StLukersquos Church in Dixon Ill
Rev Chris Epperson ofBruton Parish EpiscopalChurch in WilliamsburgVa
she often focuses on less controversial aspects of environmental stewardship such as saving moneythrough energy efficiency ldquosomething everyone agrees onrdquo
Individual clergy have been slow to address climate issues Schut saidYet he said some Episcopalian priests have been surprised by positivereactions from among members of their congregations Youngparishioners at St Lukersquos Church in Dixon Ill sought ways to ldquogreenrdquotheir Gothic stone church and discretely installed solar panels on theroof to reduce use of fossil fuels and save on energy
They then undertook a community outreach campaign and The RevMichael Greene communicated with parishioners and community groupsusing church facilities during the week about benefits of renewableenergy energy efficiency and recycling The local newspaper ran afront-page story on the project and St Lukersquos received so much publicattention that it resulted in increased membership
Some Say Climate Change lsquoDoesnrsquot Seem Religiousrsquo
The Rev Chris Epperson of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church in Williamsburg Va has taken climatechange into the pulpit many times over the past decade
ldquoMy approach has been to be careful and nuanced when preaching aboutglobal warming and to understand that therersquos real religious content thereand on the need to address how we care for creationrdquo said EppersonldquoWhen I get pushback itrsquos usually when people tell me lsquoI come to church tobe religious and this doesnrsquot seem religiousrsquordquo
Epperson said therersquos a tendency among some church members to thinkabout faith as ldquoprivaterdquo and not consider how it relates more broadly to theworld ldquoSome people tell me they go to church from 9 to 12 on Sundays forspirituality and religion and then they want to live the rest of their liveshowever they wantrdquo said Epperson ldquoI think in terms of less tidycategories We are called to see and I think of it as a Venn diagramTherersquos much more overlap mdash with climate change our call to care forcreation and seeking justice mdash than people realizerdquo
Overcoming Criticisms hellip On Politics in Sermons
A big challenge in the Episcopal Church involves getting the word out and having more of its clergytalking about climate change as an issue
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
ldquoOne woman called me and said lsquoI donrsquot want to hear about politics when I come to churchrsquo If youhave folks like that in your parish or if you have the head of an oil company or big donors who areRepublicans as clergy you are sometimes afraidrdquo said Bingham She often is asked to be a visitingminister to help carry the burden ldquoThe message gets delivered and the clergy member doesnrsquot haveto take the brunt of itrdquo she said
In recent years the Episcopal Church has faced strong criticism from conservative members who haveopposed having gays and lesbians openly serve as bishops and clergy While climate change hasraised some hackles it has not caused divisions among bishops and clergy
ldquoWhen you look at the abolition of slavery or the civil rights movement if people had been afraid totalk about that from the pulpit we wouldnrsquot be where we are todayrdquo Bingham said
ldquoAnd getting off fossil fuels is the same kind of an issue It is harming people It is killing people It isonly going to get worse as time goes on It is a matter of life or death We as clergy have aresponsibility to tell the truth and a responsibility to talk about it If you ask Episcopal clergy if theythink itrsquos a problem theyrsquoll tell you yes But will they get up and give a sermon about it Sometimesbut certainly not always They are afraid tordquo
A New lsquoApprsquo hellip and an Upcoming Ecumenical Forum and Webcast
The Episcopal Church recently stepped up its communications efforts to further engage members onclimate change In February it launched a new iPad magazine app called ldquoWayfarerrdquo to tell stories thatconcern Episcopalians around the globe The first issue highlights the plight of residents of KivalinaAlaska and chronicles the story of indigenous Alaskans faced with having to move their entire villageto higher ground because of rising sea levels
On April 21 the Episcopal Church plans to further explore poverty and the environment during a two-hour ecumenical forum that is to be available as a live webcast ldquoWe will explore the differential effectsof environmental degradation and changing climate patterns on the poor ndash- in this country and aroundthe worldrdquo Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in a press release
Preaching about climate change poses clear challenges for Episcopalians just as it does for other faithcommunities addressed in this ongoing Yale Forum series
The science is complex The specter of upsetting parishioners is real But faith leaders who deeplybelieve that the connection to creation is clear seem determined to persist
Also seeNationwide Climate lsquoPreach-Inrsquo To Target Broad Faith-Group CongregationsThe Catholic Church and Climate ChangeJudaism and Climate ChangeBaptists and Climate Change
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Lisa Palmer
Lisa Palmer is a Maryland-based freelance writer and a regular contributor to The Yale Forum (E-mail
lisayaleclimatemediaforumorg)
View all posts by Lisa Palmer rarr
Bookmark the permalink
11 Responses to Episcopalians Confronting Climate Change
The United Church of Christ and Climate ChangelsquoGreen Muslimsrsquo Eco-Islam and Evolving Climate Change ConsciousnessPresbyterians and Climate ChangePreachable Moments Evangelical Christians and Climate ChangeMormon Silence on Climate Change Why and What Might It Mean
353535353535353535 525252525252525252 333333333
Reply
Sean saysMarch 6 201 2 at 51 3 pm
Given the battle the Episcopalians have gone through with gay clergy Irsquod suspect theconservative members are gone and that the members who are left are pretty liberal So whatthe heck I just wonder how the clergy reconciles the proliferation of first generation biofuelwhich is essentially taking food commodities out of the system to sustain nourishment andusing it for transportation in wealthy countries instead How do you reconcile climate changesolutions that make the poor poorer with being good stewards for the earth
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
Patrick Huston saysApril 1 201 2 at 406 pm
When ethanol is added to gasoline to fuel our autos fuel consumption rises enough tooffset any gains in ghg emissions When the energy expended in producing ethanol isconsidered the result is higher emissions for gasohol than than for the 100 petroleumproduct Maybe we should be questioning the addition of corn-based alcohol to the fuelthat we use for transportation and looking at who really benefits from this practice
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 526 am
Climate Change Policies most severely affect those living in poverty and the most vulnerable inour communities here in the United States and around the world
Families in poverty and those on fixed income are vulnerable to the rising energy costs andrestricted food supplies by punitive climate change policies advocated by wealthy NGOsGovernments and individuals who have no regard for the standard of living of those who livewith less
ldquoThe Bishop of London Richard Chartres stopped flying for a year because he wanted toreduce his greenhouse gas footprintrdquo More Climate Change Policy advocates should follow theBishop of Londonrsquos example so the rest of us will have a break from the ever increasing foodand energy costs heaped on us by their actions
We need reasonably priced food(stop burning it in your gas tanks) clean drinking water propersanitation and uninterrupted electricity
Wake up Pixie Dust ground Unicorn horns wind mills PV solar farms amp choruses of Kumbayahdo not help us make the payments at the end of the month
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
Gordon saysMarch 7 201 2 at 820 am
I canrsquot speak for the US but hear in Scotland the churches do not support biofuels
The reason churches are concerned about this issue is the effect it is having on the lives ofpeople in developing countries Growing seasons are already reducing and this is reducing cropyields
The reason that the right wing in europe also support climate change action is because theydonrsquot want half of Africa migrating to Europe I suspect if this was a risk the US faced then theRepublicans would all be in favour of mitigation measures
Reply
Lisa Palmer saysMarch 7 201 2 at 3 29 pm
The Episcopal Church in America has not come to a consensus on the issue of biofuels andtherefore does not have a policy on it To the extent that biofuels intersect with other policypositions such as environmental justice or environmental racism then the church would likelychime in on a specific event or case according to DeWayne Davis policy analyst for theEpiscopal Church in Washington DC
Irsquod like to hear from bishops and clergy on the important questions raised here How do faithleaders reconcile the proliferation of biofuels with being good stewards of the Earth
Irsquove reached out to some folks and will report back with any further comments
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 421 pm
That is good Lisa I look forward to your follow up on the biofuel issues You however didnot address the fuel poverty issues or the rising cost of electricity Do we buy food paythe rising electric bill or fill up the tank for our home heating units Do we cut out drivingto church on Sunday
The heavily subsidized(on the backs of every US tax payer) Chevy Volt was revealed to
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Reply
have a buyer profile of one that earned more than 180000 dollars a year How does thissit with the Bishops
Those that fly off on vacations every year have the luxury to ponder these questions asothers struggle to keep the heat on and have the embarrassment of putting items off thecounter on the supermarket because Climate Change Policies have disproportionallyeffected those that are least equipped to deal with the whims of the ldquoClimate ConcernedCommunityrdquo
Reply
Sally Bingham saysMarch 7 201 2 at 61 2 pm
Having read this article again I see no reference to biofuels whatsoever and find the subject aninteresting by-product of a much bigger issue We must cut down on our use of fossil fuelsacross the board and some fossil fuels are certainly used to make biofuels which is not a goodidea in my opinion Corn ethanol has disrupted the corn markets around the world and not goodfor the poor in countries where they depend on corn as a staple Brazil has made great strideswith biofuel but it is cellulosic rather than corn based Clearing forests to grow any kind ofethanol is wrong in my opinion too We have the technology to put wind and sun to work andreplace much of the dirty fossil fuels And the automobile industry is striving to make cars thatwill run on electricity too which will cut way back on the use of oil The challenge is making surethat biofuels and bioenergy are better than the fossil fuels theyrsquore meant to replace Thatmeans ensuring that all bioenergy is produced in ways that conserve our natural resources anddonrsquot destroy wildlife habitat create water pollution or contribute to global warming(sentencetaken from NRDC)
The bigger issue ishellip are we going to take human induced climate change seriously in thiscounty and shouldnrsquot the faith community (people who profess a love for God) be the ones tolead and serve as examples
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 7 52 pm
Sally
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It will be interesting to hear what they tell you to do next
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 8 201 2 at 207 am
No Sally
The few tenths of a degree Fahrenheit that by the absurd global temperature anomaly index isportrayed can easily be explained by any sophomore
Sally have you checked to see if the temperatures in the arctic have gotten above freezing sothat ice is physically capable of melting
Do you realize that wind patterns above 80N latitude change frequently and the ice in the arcticis blown out to southern latitudes so that it then melts
When rent seeking tools tell me that in an arctic region with absolutely no instruments ofmeasurements(to speak of except for NASA GISS imaginnation) indicate arctic temperatureshave changed from -50 to -49888 I find it incredulous when you tell me that this is due to mydriving an SUV vehicle
Populations continue to migrate from Northern latitudes to Southern latitudes because it isbeneficial economically and health-wise How long do you imagine the prolific postings andenormous quantities of ink will be expended before your readers realize that you are talking outof school
What will you do then for employment
Polly Chandler saysMarch 28 201 2 at 809 am
As the Program Director of an MBA in Sustainability we often wrestle with the best way to getorganizations to talk about challenging topics particularly ones that are so dynamic I find it
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Reply
interesting that clergy struggle with the politics of an environmental topic As a professor Iknow I get the same type of push back when I integrate religious activism in my MBA coursesThe tragedy is that we think in silos but there are so few issues in the world that act in silosClimate change is food water weather poverty equity women and much much more
A bigger question may not just be about climate change but how do we bring together unlikelypartners For example how does an MBA program that teaches climate change support clergyin talking about climate change to their parishes
Reply
Stephanie Johnson saysApril 23 201 2 at 247 pm
Over a year ago I was hired by the Episcopal Bishops of New England to help the 650+congregations in the New England region to reduce their carbon footprint In countlessconversations with people in the pews there is a real committment to responding to climatechange by reducing congregational and personal energy use Thanks to the leadership of SallyBinghamrsquos Interfaith Power and Light the church has a strong resource to use in doing just thatUltimately I believe that a more substantial ethos shift will happen as the church more fullyencourages and preaches the love of Godrsquos Creation as a central focus of our worship
Leave a Reply
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ldquoOne woman called me and said lsquoI donrsquot want to hear about politics when I come to churchrsquo If youhave folks like that in your parish or if you have the head of an oil company or big donors who areRepublicans as clergy you are sometimes afraidrdquo said Bingham She often is asked to be a visitingminister to help carry the burden ldquoThe message gets delivered and the clergy member doesnrsquot haveto take the brunt of itrdquo she said
In recent years the Episcopal Church has faced strong criticism from conservative members who haveopposed having gays and lesbians openly serve as bishops and clergy While climate change hasraised some hackles it has not caused divisions among bishops and clergy
ldquoWhen you look at the abolition of slavery or the civil rights movement if people had been afraid totalk about that from the pulpit we wouldnrsquot be where we are todayrdquo Bingham said
ldquoAnd getting off fossil fuels is the same kind of an issue It is harming people It is killing people It isonly going to get worse as time goes on It is a matter of life or death We as clergy have aresponsibility to tell the truth and a responsibility to talk about it If you ask Episcopal clergy if theythink itrsquos a problem theyrsquoll tell you yes But will they get up and give a sermon about it Sometimesbut certainly not always They are afraid tordquo
A New lsquoApprsquo hellip and an Upcoming Ecumenical Forum and Webcast
The Episcopal Church recently stepped up its communications efforts to further engage members onclimate change In February it launched a new iPad magazine app called ldquoWayfarerrdquo to tell stories thatconcern Episcopalians around the globe The first issue highlights the plight of residents of KivalinaAlaska and chronicles the story of indigenous Alaskans faced with having to move their entire villageto higher ground because of rising sea levels
On April 21 the Episcopal Church plans to further explore poverty and the environment during a two-hour ecumenical forum that is to be available as a live webcast ldquoWe will explore the differential effectsof environmental degradation and changing climate patterns on the poor ndash- in this country and aroundthe worldrdquo Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in a press release
Preaching about climate change poses clear challenges for Episcopalians just as it does for other faithcommunities addressed in this ongoing Yale Forum series
The science is complex The specter of upsetting parishioners is real But faith leaders who deeplybelieve that the connection to creation is clear seem determined to persist
Also seeNationwide Climate lsquoPreach-Inrsquo To Target Broad Faith-Group CongregationsThe Catholic Church and Climate ChangeJudaism and Climate ChangeBaptists and Climate Change
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11 Responses to Episcopalians Confronting Climate Change
The United Church of Christ and Climate ChangelsquoGreen Muslimsrsquo Eco-Islam and Evolving Climate Change ConsciousnessPresbyterians and Climate ChangePreachable Moments Evangelical Christians and Climate ChangeMormon Silence on Climate Change Why and What Might It Mean
353535353535353535 525252525252525252 333333333
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Sean saysMarch 6 201 2 at 51 3 pm
Given the battle the Episcopalians have gone through with gay clergy Irsquod suspect theconservative members are gone and that the members who are left are pretty liberal So whatthe heck I just wonder how the clergy reconciles the proliferation of first generation biofuelwhich is essentially taking food commodities out of the system to sustain nourishment andusing it for transportation in wealthy countries instead How do you reconcile climate changesolutions that make the poor poorer with being good stewards for the earth
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Patrick Huston saysApril 1 201 2 at 406 pm
When ethanol is added to gasoline to fuel our autos fuel consumption rises enough tooffset any gains in ghg emissions When the energy expended in producing ethanol isconsidered the result is higher emissions for gasohol than than for the 100 petroleumproduct Maybe we should be questioning the addition of corn-based alcohol to the fuelthat we use for transportation and looking at who really benefits from this practice
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 526 am
Climate Change Policies most severely affect those living in poverty and the most vulnerable inour communities here in the United States and around the world
Families in poverty and those on fixed income are vulnerable to the rising energy costs andrestricted food supplies by punitive climate change policies advocated by wealthy NGOsGovernments and individuals who have no regard for the standard of living of those who livewith less
ldquoThe Bishop of London Richard Chartres stopped flying for a year because he wanted toreduce his greenhouse gas footprintrdquo More Climate Change Policy advocates should follow theBishop of Londonrsquos example so the rest of us will have a break from the ever increasing foodand energy costs heaped on us by their actions
We need reasonably priced food(stop burning it in your gas tanks) clean drinking water propersanitation and uninterrupted electricity
Wake up Pixie Dust ground Unicorn horns wind mills PV solar farms amp choruses of Kumbayahdo not help us make the payments at the end of the month
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Reply
Gordon saysMarch 7 201 2 at 820 am
I canrsquot speak for the US but hear in Scotland the churches do not support biofuels
The reason churches are concerned about this issue is the effect it is having on the lives ofpeople in developing countries Growing seasons are already reducing and this is reducing cropyields
The reason that the right wing in europe also support climate change action is because theydonrsquot want half of Africa migrating to Europe I suspect if this was a risk the US faced then theRepublicans would all be in favour of mitigation measures
Reply
Lisa Palmer saysMarch 7 201 2 at 3 29 pm
The Episcopal Church in America has not come to a consensus on the issue of biofuels andtherefore does not have a policy on it To the extent that biofuels intersect with other policypositions such as environmental justice or environmental racism then the church would likelychime in on a specific event or case according to DeWayne Davis policy analyst for theEpiscopal Church in Washington DC
Irsquod like to hear from bishops and clergy on the important questions raised here How do faithleaders reconcile the proliferation of biofuels with being good stewards of the Earth
Irsquove reached out to some folks and will report back with any further comments
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 421 pm
That is good Lisa I look forward to your follow up on the biofuel issues You however didnot address the fuel poverty issues or the rising cost of electricity Do we buy food paythe rising electric bill or fill up the tank for our home heating units Do we cut out drivingto church on Sunday
The heavily subsidized(on the backs of every US tax payer) Chevy Volt was revealed to
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
have a buyer profile of one that earned more than 180000 dollars a year How does thissit with the Bishops
Those that fly off on vacations every year have the luxury to ponder these questions asothers struggle to keep the heat on and have the embarrassment of putting items off thecounter on the supermarket because Climate Change Policies have disproportionallyeffected those that are least equipped to deal with the whims of the ldquoClimate ConcernedCommunityrdquo
Reply
Sally Bingham saysMarch 7 201 2 at 61 2 pm
Having read this article again I see no reference to biofuels whatsoever and find the subject aninteresting by-product of a much bigger issue We must cut down on our use of fossil fuelsacross the board and some fossil fuels are certainly used to make biofuels which is not a goodidea in my opinion Corn ethanol has disrupted the corn markets around the world and not goodfor the poor in countries where they depend on corn as a staple Brazil has made great strideswith biofuel but it is cellulosic rather than corn based Clearing forests to grow any kind ofethanol is wrong in my opinion too We have the technology to put wind and sun to work andreplace much of the dirty fossil fuels And the automobile industry is striving to make cars thatwill run on electricity too which will cut way back on the use of oil The challenge is making surethat biofuels and bioenergy are better than the fossil fuels theyrsquore meant to replace Thatmeans ensuring that all bioenergy is produced in ways that conserve our natural resources anddonrsquot destroy wildlife habitat create water pollution or contribute to global warming(sentencetaken from NRDC)
The bigger issue ishellip are we going to take human induced climate change seriously in thiscounty and shouldnrsquot the faith community (people who profess a love for God) be the ones tolead and serve as examples
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 7 52 pm
Sally
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It will be interesting to hear what they tell you to do next
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 8 201 2 at 207 am
No Sally
The few tenths of a degree Fahrenheit that by the absurd global temperature anomaly index isportrayed can easily be explained by any sophomore
Sally have you checked to see if the temperatures in the arctic have gotten above freezing sothat ice is physically capable of melting
Do you realize that wind patterns above 80N latitude change frequently and the ice in the arcticis blown out to southern latitudes so that it then melts
When rent seeking tools tell me that in an arctic region with absolutely no instruments ofmeasurements(to speak of except for NASA GISS imaginnation) indicate arctic temperatureshave changed from -50 to -49888 I find it incredulous when you tell me that this is due to mydriving an SUV vehicle
Populations continue to migrate from Northern latitudes to Southern latitudes because it isbeneficial economically and health-wise How long do you imagine the prolific postings andenormous quantities of ink will be expended before your readers realize that you are talking outof school
What will you do then for employment
Polly Chandler saysMarch 28 201 2 at 809 am
As the Program Director of an MBA in Sustainability we often wrestle with the best way to getorganizations to talk about challenging topics particularly ones that are so dynamic I find it
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
interesting that clergy struggle with the politics of an environmental topic As a professor Iknow I get the same type of push back when I integrate religious activism in my MBA coursesThe tragedy is that we think in silos but there are so few issues in the world that act in silosClimate change is food water weather poverty equity women and much much more
A bigger question may not just be about climate change but how do we bring together unlikelypartners For example how does an MBA program that teaches climate change support clergyin talking about climate change to their parishes
Reply
Stephanie Johnson saysApril 23 201 2 at 247 pm
Over a year ago I was hired by the Episcopal Bishops of New England to help the 650+congregations in the New England region to reduce their carbon footprint In countlessconversations with people in the pews there is a real committment to responding to climatechange by reducing congregational and personal energy use Thanks to the leadership of SallyBinghamrsquos Interfaith Power and Light the church has a strong resource to use in doing just thatUltimately I believe that a more substantial ethos shift will happen as the church more fullyencourages and preaches the love of Godrsquos Creation as a central focus of our worship
Leave a Reply
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Name
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Lisa Palmer is a Maryland-based freelance writer and a regular contributor to The Yale Forum (E-mail
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View all posts by Lisa Palmer rarr
Bookmark the permalink
11 Responses to Episcopalians Confronting Climate Change
The United Church of Christ and Climate ChangelsquoGreen Muslimsrsquo Eco-Islam and Evolving Climate Change ConsciousnessPresbyterians and Climate ChangePreachable Moments Evangelical Christians and Climate ChangeMormon Silence on Climate Change Why and What Might It Mean
353535353535353535 525252525252525252 333333333
Reply
Sean saysMarch 6 201 2 at 51 3 pm
Given the battle the Episcopalians have gone through with gay clergy Irsquod suspect theconservative members are gone and that the members who are left are pretty liberal So whatthe heck I just wonder how the clergy reconciles the proliferation of first generation biofuelwhich is essentially taking food commodities out of the system to sustain nourishment andusing it for transportation in wealthy countries instead How do you reconcile climate changesolutions that make the poor poorer with being good stewards for the earth
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
Patrick Huston saysApril 1 201 2 at 406 pm
When ethanol is added to gasoline to fuel our autos fuel consumption rises enough tooffset any gains in ghg emissions When the energy expended in producing ethanol isconsidered the result is higher emissions for gasohol than than for the 100 petroleumproduct Maybe we should be questioning the addition of corn-based alcohol to the fuelthat we use for transportation and looking at who really benefits from this practice
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 526 am
Climate Change Policies most severely affect those living in poverty and the most vulnerable inour communities here in the United States and around the world
Families in poverty and those on fixed income are vulnerable to the rising energy costs andrestricted food supplies by punitive climate change policies advocated by wealthy NGOsGovernments and individuals who have no regard for the standard of living of those who livewith less
ldquoThe Bishop of London Richard Chartres stopped flying for a year because he wanted toreduce his greenhouse gas footprintrdquo More Climate Change Policy advocates should follow theBishop of Londonrsquos example so the rest of us will have a break from the ever increasing foodand energy costs heaped on us by their actions
We need reasonably priced food(stop burning it in your gas tanks) clean drinking water propersanitation and uninterrupted electricity
Wake up Pixie Dust ground Unicorn horns wind mills PV solar farms amp choruses of Kumbayahdo not help us make the payments at the end of the month
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
Gordon saysMarch 7 201 2 at 820 am
I canrsquot speak for the US but hear in Scotland the churches do not support biofuels
The reason churches are concerned about this issue is the effect it is having on the lives ofpeople in developing countries Growing seasons are already reducing and this is reducing cropyields
The reason that the right wing in europe also support climate change action is because theydonrsquot want half of Africa migrating to Europe I suspect if this was a risk the US faced then theRepublicans would all be in favour of mitigation measures
Reply
Lisa Palmer saysMarch 7 201 2 at 3 29 pm
The Episcopal Church in America has not come to a consensus on the issue of biofuels andtherefore does not have a policy on it To the extent that biofuels intersect with other policypositions such as environmental justice or environmental racism then the church would likelychime in on a specific event or case according to DeWayne Davis policy analyst for theEpiscopal Church in Washington DC
Irsquod like to hear from bishops and clergy on the important questions raised here How do faithleaders reconcile the proliferation of biofuels with being good stewards of the Earth
Irsquove reached out to some folks and will report back with any further comments
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 421 pm
That is good Lisa I look forward to your follow up on the biofuel issues You however didnot address the fuel poverty issues or the rising cost of electricity Do we buy food paythe rising electric bill or fill up the tank for our home heating units Do we cut out drivingto church on Sunday
The heavily subsidized(on the backs of every US tax payer) Chevy Volt was revealed to
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
have a buyer profile of one that earned more than 180000 dollars a year How does thissit with the Bishops
Those that fly off on vacations every year have the luxury to ponder these questions asothers struggle to keep the heat on and have the embarrassment of putting items off thecounter on the supermarket because Climate Change Policies have disproportionallyeffected those that are least equipped to deal with the whims of the ldquoClimate ConcernedCommunityrdquo
Reply
Sally Bingham saysMarch 7 201 2 at 61 2 pm
Having read this article again I see no reference to biofuels whatsoever and find the subject aninteresting by-product of a much bigger issue We must cut down on our use of fossil fuelsacross the board and some fossil fuels are certainly used to make biofuels which is not a goodidea in my opinion Corn ethanol has disrupted the corn markets around the world and not goodfor the poor in countries where they depend on corn as a staple Brazil has made great strideswith biofuel but it is cellulosic rather than corn based Clearing forests to grow any kind ofethanol is wrong in my opinion too We have the technology to put wind and sun to work andreplace much of the dirty fossil fuels And the automobile industry is striving to make cars thatwill run on electricity too which will cut way back on the use of oil The challenge is making surethat biofuels and bioenergy are better than the fossil fuels theyrsquore meant to replace Thatmeans ensuring that all bioenergy is produced in ways that conserve our natural resources anddonrsquot destroy wildlife habitat create water pollution or contribute to global warming(sentencetaken from NRDC)
The bigger issue ishellip are we going to take human induced climate change seriously in thiscounty and shouldnrsquot the faith community (people who profess a love for God) be the ones tolead and serve as examples
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 7 52 pm
Sally
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It will be interesting to hear what they tell you to do next
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 8 201 2 at 207 am
No Sally
The few tenths of a degree Fahrenheit that by the absurd global temperature anomaly index isportrayed can easily be explained by any sophomore
Sally have you checked to see if the temperatures in the arctic have gotten above freezing sothat ice is physically capable of melting
Do you realize that wind patterns above 80N latitude change frequently and the ice in the arcticis blown out to southern latitudes so that it then melts
When rent seeking tools tell me that in an arctic region with absolutely no instruments ofmeasurements(to speak of except for NASA GISS imaginnation) indicate arctic temperatureshave changed from -50 to -49888 I find it incredulous when you tell me that this is due to mydriving an SUV vehicle
Populations continue to migrate from Northern latitudes to Southern latitudes because it isbeneficial economically and health-wise How long do you imagine the prolific postings andenormous quantities of ink will be expended before your readers realize that you are talking outof school
What will you do then for employment
Polly Chandler saysMarch 28 201 2 at 809 am
As the Program Director of an MBA in Sustainability we often wrestle with the best way to getorganizations to talk about challenging topics particularly ones that are so dynamic I find it
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
interesting that clergy struggle with the politics of an environmental topic As a professor Iknow I get the same type of push back when I integrate religious activism in my MBA coursesThe tragedy is that we think in silos but there are so few issues in the world that act in silosClimate change is food water weather poverty equity women and much much more
A bigger question may not just be about climate change but how do we bring together unlikelypartners For example how does an MBA program that teaches climate change support clergyin talking about climate change to their parishes
Reply
Stephanie Johnson saysApril 23 201 2 at 247 pm
Over a year ago I was hired by the Episcopal Bishops of New England to help the 650+congregations in the New England region to reduce their carbon footprint In countlessconversations with people in the pews there is a real committment to responding to climatechange by reducing congregational and personal energy use Thanks to the leadership of SallyBinghamrsquos Interfaith Power and Light the church has a strong resource to use in doing just thatUltimately I believe that a more substantial ethos shift will happen as the church more fullyencourages and preaches the love of Godrsquos Creation as a central focus of our worship
Leave a Reply
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Name
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Patrick Huston saysApril 1 201 2 at 406 pm
When ethanol is added to gasoline to fuel our autos fuel consumption rises enough tooffset any gains in ghg emissions When the energy expended in producing ethanol isconsidered the result is higher emissions for gasohol than than for the 100 petroleumproduct Maybe we should be questioning the addition of corn-based alcohol to the fuelthat we use for transportation and looking at who really benefits from this practice
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 526 am
Climate Change Policies most severely affect those living in poverty and the most vulnerable inour communities here in the United States and around the world
Families in poverty and those on fixed income are vulnerable to the rising energy costs andrestricted food supplies by punitive climate change policies advocated by wealthy NGOsGovernments and individuals who have no regard for the standard of living of those who livewith less
ldquoThe Bishop of London Richard Chartres stopped flying for a year because he wanted toreduce his greenhouse gas footprintrdquo More Climate Change Policy advocates should follow theBishop of Londonrsquos example so the rest of us will have a break from the ever increasing foodand energy costs heaped on us by their actions
We need reasonably priced food(stop burning it in your gas tanks) clean drinking water propersanitation and uninterrupted electricity
Wake up Pixie Dust ground Unicorn horns wind mills PV solar farms amp choruses of Kumbayahdo not help us make the payments at the end of the month
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
Gordon saysMarch 7 201 2 at 820 am
I canrsquot speak for the US but hear in Scotland the churches do not support biofuels
The reason churches are concerned about this issue is the effect it is having on the lives ofpeople in developing countries Growing seasons are already reducing and this is reducing cropyields
The reason that the right wing in europe also support climate change action is because theydonrsquot want half of Africa migrating to Europe I suspect if this was a risk the US faced then theRepublicans would all be in favour of mitigation measures
Reply
Lisa Palmer saysMarch 7 201 2 at 3 29 pm
The Episcopal Church in America has not come to a consensus on the issue of biofuels andtherefore does not have a policy on it To the extent that biofuels intersect with other policypositions such as environmental justice or environmental racism then the church would likelychime in on a specific event or case according to DeWayne Davis policy analyst for theEpiscopal Church in Washington DC
Irsquod like to hear from bishops and clergy on the important questions raised here How do faithleaders reconcile the proliferation of biofuels with being good stewards of the Earth
Irsquove reached out to some folks and will report back with any further comments
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 421 pm
That is good Lisa I look forward to your follow up on the biofuel issues You however didnot address the fuel poverty issues or the rising cost of electricity Do we buy food paythe rising electric bill or fill up the tank for our home heating units Do we cut out drivingto church on Sunday
The heavily subsidized(on the backs of every US tax payer) Chevy Volt was revealed to
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
have a buyer profile of one that earned more than 180000 dollars a year How does thissit with the Bishops
Those that fly off on vacations every year have the luxury to ponder these questions asothers struggle to keep the heat on and have the embarrassment of putting items off thecounter on the supermarket because Climate Change Policies have disproportionallyeffected those that are least equipped to deal with the whims of the ldquoClimate ConcernedCommunityrdquo
Reply
Sally Bingham saysMarch 7 201 2 at 61 2 pm
Having read this article again I see no reference to biofuels whatsoever and find the subject aninteresting by-product of a much bigger issue We must cut down on our use of fossil fuelsacross the board and some fossil fuels are certainly used to make biofuels which is not a goodidea in my opinion Corn ethanol has disrupted the corn markets around the world and not goodfor the poor in countries where they depend on corn as a staple Brazil has made great strideswith biofuel but it is cellulosic rather than corn based Clearing forests to grow any kind ofethanol is wrong in my opinion too We have the technology to put wind and sun to work andreplace much of the dirty fossil fuels And the automobile industry is striving to make cars thatwill run on electricity too which will cut way back on the use of oil The challenge is making surethat biofuels and bioenergy are better than the fossil fuels theyrsquore meant to replace Thatmeans ensuring that all bioenergy is produced in ways that conserve our natural resources anddonrsquot destroy wildlife habitat create water pollution or contribute to global warming(sentencetaken from NRDC)
The bigger issue ishellip are we going to take human induced climate change seriously in thiscounty and shouldnrsquot the faith community (people who profess a love for God) be the ones tolead and serve as examples
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 7 52 pm
Sally
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
It will be interesting to hear what they tell you to do next
Reply
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 8 201 2 at 207 am
No Sally
The few tenths of a degree Fahrenheit that by the absurd global temperature anomaly index isportrayed can easily be explained by any sophomore
Sally have you checked to see if the temperatures in the arctic have gotten above freezing sothat ice is physically capable of melting
Do you realize that wind patterns above 80N latitude change frequently and the ice in the arcticis blown out to southern latitudes so that it then melts
When rent seeking tools tell me that in an arctic region with absolutely no instruments ofmeasurements(to speak of except for NASA GISS imaginnation) indicate arctic temperatureshave changed from -50 to -49888 I find it incredulous when you tell me that this is due to mydriving an SUV vehicle
Populations continue to migrate from Northern latitudes to Southern latitudes because it isbeneficial economically and health-wise How long do you imagine the prolific postings andenormous quantities of ink will be expended before your readers realize that you are talking outof school
What will you do then for employment
Polly Chandler saysMarch 28 201 2 at 809 am
As the Program Director of an MBA in Sustainability we often wrestle with the best way to getorganizations to talk about challenging topics particularly ones that are so dynamic I find it
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
Reply
interesting that clergy struggle with the politics of an environmental topic As a professor Iknow I get the same type of push back when I integrate religious activism in my MBA coursesThe tragedy is that we think in silos but there are so few issues in the world that act in silosClimate change is food water weather poverty equity women and much much more
A bigger question may not just be about climate change but how do we bring together unlikelypartners For example how does an MBA program that teaches climate change support clergyin talking about climate change to their parishes
Reply
Stephanie Johnson saysApril 23 201 2 at 247 pm
Over a year ago I was hired by the Episcopal Bishops of New England to help the 650+congregations in the New England region to reduce their carbon footprint In countlessconversations with people in the pews there is a real committment to responding to climatechange by reducing congregational and personal energy use Thanks to the leadership of SallyBinghamrsquos Interfaith Power and Light the church has a strong resource to use in doing just thatUltimately I believe that a more substantial ethos shift will happen as the church more fullyencourages and preaches the love of Godrsquos Creation as a central focus of our worship
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Gordon saysMarch 7 201 2 at 820 am
I canrsquot speak for the US but hear in Scotland the churches do not support biofuels
The reason churches are concerned about this issue is the effect it is having on the lives ofpeople in developing countries Growing seasons are already reducing and this is reducing cropyields
The reason that the right wing in europe also support climate change action is because theydonrsquot want half of Africa migrating to Europe I suspect if this was a risk the US faced then theRepublicans would all be in favour of mitigation measures
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Lisa Palmer saysMarch 7 201 2 at 3 29 pm
The Episcopal Church in America has not come to a consensus on the issue of biofuels andtherefore does not have a policy on it To the extent that biofuels intersect with other policypositions such as environmental justice or environmental racism then the church would likelychime in on a specific event or case according to DeWayne Davis policy analyst for theEpiscopal Church in Washington DC
Irsquod like to hear from bishops and clergy on the important questions raised here How do faithleaders reconcile the proliferation of biofuels with being good stewards of the Earth
Irsquove reached out to some folks and will report back with any further comments
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 421 pm
That is good Lisa I look forward to your follow up on the biofuel issues You however didnot address the fuel poverty issues or the rising cost of electricity Do we buy food paythe rising electric bill or fill up the tank for our home heating units Do we cut out drivingto church on Sunday
The heavily subsidized(on the backs of every US tax payer) Chevy Volt was revealed to
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have a buyer profile of one that earned more than 180000 dollars a year How does thissit with the Bishops
Those that fly off on vacations every year have the luxury to ponder these questions asothers struggle to keep the heat on and have the embarrassment of putting items off thecounter on the supermarket because Climate Change Policies have disproportionallyeffected those that are least equipped to deal with the whims of the ldquoClimate ConcernedCommunityrdquo
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Sally Bingham saysMarch 7 201 2 at 61 2 pm
Having read this article again I see no reference to biofuels whatsoever and find the subject aninteresting by-product of a much bigger issue We must cut down on our use of fossil fuelsacross the board and some fossil fuels are certainly used to make biofuels which is not a goodidea in my opinion Corn ethanol has disrupted the corn markets around the world and not goodfor the poor in countries where they depend on corn as a staple Brazil has made great strideswith biofuel but it is cellulosic rather than corn based Clearing forests to grow any kind ofethanol is wrong in my opinion too We have the technology to put wind and sun to work andreplace much of the dirty fossil fuels And the automobile industry is striving to make cars thatwill run on electricity too which will cut way back on the use of oil The challenge is making surethat biofuels and bioenergy are better than the fossil fuels theyrsquore meant to replace Thatmeans ensuring that all bioenergy is produced in ways that conserve our natural resources anddonrsquot destroy wildlife habitat create water pollution or contribute to global warming(sentencetaken from NRDC)
The bigger issue ishellip are we going to take human induced climate change seriously in thiscounty and shouldnrsquot the faith community (people who profess a love for God) be the ones tolead and serve as examples
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 7 52 pm
Sally
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It will be interesting to hear what they tell you to do next
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Paul in Sweden saysMarch 8 201 2 at 207 am
No Sally
The few tenths of a degree Fahrenheit that by the absurd global temperature anomaly index isportrayed can easily be explained by any sophomore
Sally have you checked to see if the temperatures in the arctic have gotten above freezing sothat ice is physically capable of melting
Do you realize that wind patterns above 80N latitude change frequently and the ice in the arcticis blown out to southern latitudes so that it then melts
When rent seeking tools tell me that in an arctic region with absolutely no instruments ofmeasurements(to speak of except for NASA GISS imaginnation) indicate arctic temperatureshave changed from -50 to -49888 I find it incredulous when you tell me that this is due to mydriving an SUV vehicle
Populations continue to migrate from Northern latitudes to Southern latitudes because it isbeneficial economically and health-wise How long do you imagine the prolific postings andenormous quantities of ink will be expended before your readers realize that you are talking outof school
What will you do then for employment
Polly Chandler saysMarch 28 201 2 at 809 am
As the Program Director of an MBA in Sustainability we often wrestle with the best way to getorganizations to talk about challenging topics particularly ones that are so dynamic I find it
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interesting that clergy struggle with the politics of an environmental topic As a professor Iknow I get the same type of push back when I integrate religious activism in my MBA coursesThe tragedy is that we think in silos but there are so few issues in the world that act in silosClimate change is food water weather poverty equity women and much much more
A bigger question may not just be about climate change but how do we bring together unlikelypartners For example how does an MBA program that teaches climate change support clergyin talking about climate change to their parishes
Reply
Stephanie Johnson saysApril 23 201 2 at 247 pm
Over a year ago I was hired by the Episcopal Bishops of New England to help the 650+congregations in the New England region to reduce their carbon footprint In countlessconversations with people in the pews there is a real committment to responding to climatechange by reducing congregational and personal energy use Thanks to the leadership of SallyBinghamrsquos Interfaith Power and Light the church has a strong resource to use in doing just thatUltimately I believe that a more substantial ethos shift will happen as the church more fullyencourages and preaches the love of Godrsquos Creation as a central focus of our worship
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have a buyer profile of one that earned more than 180000 dollars a year How does thissit with the Bishops
Those that fly off on vacations every year have the luxury to ponder these questions asothers struggle to keep the heat on and have the embarrassment of putting items off thecounter on the supermarket because Climate Change Policies have disproportionallyeffected those that are least equipped to deal with the whims of the ldquoClimate ConcernedCommunityrdquo
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Sally Bingham saysMarch 7 201 2 at 61 2 pm
Having read this article again I see no reference to biofuels whatsoever and find the subject aninteresting by-product of a much bigger issue We must cut down on our use of fossil fuelsacross the board and some fossil fuels are certainly used to make biofuels which is not a goodidea in my opinion Corn ethanol has disrupted the corn markets around the world and not goodfor the poor in countries where they depend on corn as a staple Brazil has made great strideswith biofuel but it is cellulosic rather than corn based Clearing forests to grow any kind ofethanol is wrong in my opinion too We have the technology to put wind and sun to work andreplace much of the dirty fossil fuels And the automobile industry is striving to make cars thatwill run on electricity too which will cut way back on the use of oil The challenge is making surethat biofuels and bioenergy are better than the fossil fuels theyrsquore meant to replace Thatmeans ensuring that all bioenergy is produced in ways that conserve our natural resources anddonrsquot destroy wildlife habitat create water pollution or contribute to global warming(sentencetaken from NRDC)
The bigger issue ishellip are we going to take human induced climate change seriously in thiscounty and shouldnrsquot the faith community (people who profess a love for God) be the ones tolead and serve as examples
Paul in Sweden saysMarch 7 201 2 at 7 52 pm
Sally
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It will be interesting to hear what they tell you to do next
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Paul in Sweden saysMarch 8 201 2 at 207 am
No Sally
The few tenths of a degree Fahrenheit that by the absurd global temperature anomaly index isportrayed can easily be explained by any sophomore
Sally have you checked to see if the temperatures in the arctic have gotten above freezing sothat ice is physically capable of melting
Do you realize that wind patterns above 80N latitude change frequently and the ice in the arcticis blown out to southern latitudes so that it then melts
When rent seeking tools tell me that in an arctic region with absolutely no instruments ofmeasurements(to speak of except for NASA GISS imaginnation) indicate arctic temperatureshave changed from -50 to -49888 I find it incredulous when you tell me that this is due to mydriving an SUV vehicle
Populations continue to migrate from Northern latitudes to Southern latitudes because it isbeneficial economically and health-wise How long do you imagine the prolific postings andenormous quantities of ink will be expended before your readers realize that you are talking outof school
What will you do then for employment
Polly Chandler saysMarch 28 201 2 at 809 am
As the Program Director of an MBA in Sustainability we often wrestle with the best way to getorganizations to talk about challenging topics particularly ones that are so dynamic I find it
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interesting that clergy struggle with the politics of an environmental topic As a professor Iknow I get the same type of push back when I integrate religious activism in my MBA coursesThe tragedy is that we think in silos but there are so few issues in the world that act in silosClimate change is food water weather poverty equity women and much much more
A bigger question may not just be about climate change but how do we bring together unlikelypartners For example how does an MBA program that teaches climate change support clergyin talking about climate change to their parishes
Reply
Stephanie Johnson saysApril 23 201 2 at 247 pm
Over a year ago I was hired by the Episcopal Bishops of New England to help the 650+congregations in the New England region to reduce their carbon footprint In countlessconversations with people in the pews there is a real committment to responding to climatechange by reducing congregational and personal energy use Thanks to the leadership of SallyBinghamrsquos Interfaith Power and Light the church has a strong resource to use in doing just thatUltimately I believe that a more substantial ethos shift will happen as the church more fullyencourages and preaches the love of Godrsquos Creation as a central focus of our worship
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It will be interesting to hear what they tell you to do next
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Paul in Sweden saysMarch 8 201 2 at 207 am
No Sally
The few tenths of a degree Fahrenheit that by the absurd global temperature anomaly index isportrayed can easily be explained by any sophomore
Sally have you checked to see if the temperatures in the arctic have gotten above freezing sothat ice is physically capable of melting
Do you realize that wind patterns above 80N latitude change frequently and the ice in the arcticis blown out to southern latitudes so that it then melts
When rent seeking tools tell me that in an arctic region with absolutely no instruments ofmeasurements(to speak of except for NASA GISS imaginnation) indicate arctic temperatureshave changed from -50 to -49888 I find it incredulous when you tell me that this is due to mydriving an SUV vehicle
Populations continue to migrate from Northern latitudes to Southern latitudes because it isbeneficial economically and health-wise How long do you imagine the prolific postings andenormous quantities of ink will be expended before your readers realize that you are talking outof school
What will you do then for employment
Polly Chandler saysMarch 28 201 2 at 809 am
As the Program Director of an MBA in Sustainability we often wrestle with the best way to getorganizations to talk about challenging topics particularly ones that are so dynamic I find it
pdfcrowdcomopen in browser PRO version Are you a developer Try out the HTML to PDF API
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interesting that clergy struggle with the politics of an environmental topic As a professor Iknow I get the same type of push back when I integrate religious activism in my MBA coursesThe tragedy is that we think in silos but there are so few issues in the world that act in silosClimate change is food water weather poverty equity women and much much more
A bigger question may not just be about climate change but how do we bring together unlikelypartners For example how does an MBA program that teaches climate change support clergyin talking about climate change to their parishes
Reply
Stephanie Johnson saysApril 23 201 2 at 247 pm
Over a year ago I was hired by the Episcopal Bishops of New England to help the 650+congregations in the New England region to reduce their carbon footprint In countlessconversations with people in the pews there is a real committment to responding to climatechange by reducing congregational and personal energy use Thanks to the leadership of SallyBinghamrsquos Interfaith Power and Light the church has a strong resource to use in doing just thatUltimately I believe that a more substantial ethos shift will happen as the church more fullyencourages and preaches the love of Godrsquos Creation as a central focus of our worship
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interesting that clergy struggle with the politics of an environmental topic As a professor Iknow I get the same type of push back when I integrate religious activism in my MBA coursesThe tragedy is that we think in silos but there are so few issues in the world that act in silosClimate change is food water weather poverty equity women and much much more
A bigger question may not just be about climate change but how do we bring together unlikelypartners For example how does an MBA program that teaches climate change support clergyin talking about climate change to their parishes
Reply
Stephanie Johnson saysApril 23 201 2 at 247 pm
Over a year ago I was hired by the Episcopal Bishops of New England to help the 650+congregations in the New England region to reduce their carbon footprint In countlessconversations with people in the pews there is a real committment to responding to climatechange by reducing congregational and personal energy use Thanks to the leadership of SallyBinghamrsquos Interfaith Power and Light the church has a strong resource to use in doing just thatUltimately I believe that a more substantial ethos shift will happen as the church more fullyencourages and preaches the love of Godrsquos Creation as a central focus of our worship
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