Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Beyond Earth Day 2017

Here are several questions for reflection to consider as you move forward.

What do you care most about now? Why do you care about taking action? Take a moment to clarify for yourself. Consider writing it down.
What steps are you taking daily, weekly and monthly to show your support for the issues that matter most? Identify at least one action you can take.
How do you stay inspired, even in light of discouraging news? What practices can you weave into your life that will help you to maintain your energy and commitment?
What actions will you commit to in the next month that will move you toward your goals? Clarify. Invite others to join you.

Whatever you do after Earth Day and the marches, find ways to stay involved and engaged! As naturalist and writer Wendell Berry says, “The Earth is what we all have in common.” Let’s do our part to be the change we wish to see.

Behavior Change for Sustainability

Behavior Change for Sustainability: Northwest Earth Institute's Approach!

Just published this month, in our new white paper NWEI's Director of Learning Lacy Cagle and curriculum designer Dr. Veronica Hotton explore how even though many people claim to care about environmental issues, their behavior often doesn't align with expressed environmental values. Behavior change research shows that making small changes or trying on new habits like participants do in NWEI's Discussion Courses and EcoChallenge can have a cascading effect on other habits and routines in your life.

http://nwei.org/assets/Behavior-Change-for-Sustainability_NWEI.pdf

Sunday, May 7, 2017

We can reverse global warming... and we're doing it

"Scientists have studied the impact of carbon emissions and they have made their projections for global warming. But nobody did a proper integrated analysis of the solutions. Until now. On April 18, a new book offering a strategy will be published—it’s titled Drawdown: The most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming. How to ‘drawdown’ the amount of carbon in the atmosphere is the mission of the book. Drawdown is a project of an international coalition of 70 researchers and scientists from 22 countries who—since 2013—have analyzed the data and projections of the world’s leading research institutions in fields from energy to food and from family planning to reforestation.

The result is a concrete map of where humanity stands today when it comes to climate change. And the conclusion is remarkably optimistic: Using a conservative approach based on current facts and technology it’s plausible that we can reverse global warming in the next 30 years."

Friday, May 5, 2017

Can Anything Good Come from Climate Change?

An Interview with Bill McKibben. Spring 2015

http://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/environment/can-anything-good-come-from-climate-change

https://youtu.be/fc8JyU1k4eA

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change

How psychology can trick us into keeping Earth habitable.

For more details:
http://www.vox.com/videos/2017/4/19/15346442/humans-climate-change-psychology

Celebrate the People's Climate March

Climate change was identified as the top issue the UCC as a church needs to focus on going forward based on two surveys (with 4,000 responding) that was reviewed at the March 2017 National UCC Board of Directors meeting.

UCC advocates show love for creation at People's Climate March in D.C.
http://www.ucc.org/news_ucc_advocates_show_love_for_creation_at_peoples_climate_march_in_dc_04302017

Years of Living Dangerously Season 1: Bonus Footage - The Crossroads of Climate and Faith

Published on Apr 11, 2014 Don Cheadle talks to Katharine Hayhoe, an Evangelical climate scientist, about how she reconciles faith and science and how to speak about climate change with people of faith.

https://youtu.be/nY1HweENTeU

An interview with Katharine Hayhoe in early 2015: Climate for Change

http://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/discipleship/a-climate-for-change