Earth’s climate is changing faster than at any point in modern history and human beings are the primary cause. On November 24, thirteen federal agencies published the Fourth National Climate Assesment. The report stresses the ways climate change already being experienced and the ways these occurrences will intensify, reminding us that the severity of future […]
At exactly 5:23 p.m. (Eastern) on Friday, December 21, 2018, we will mark the Winter Solstice, the shortest day (and longest night) of the year. Coincidentally, 5:24 p.m. marks the beginning of the new solar year. I would love to be able to see this year’s year’s solstice as the darkest night of our ignorance. […]
I am distressed and motivated to work even harder for climate justice after seeing the devastation and displacement from the California wildfires and reading the recent climate reports from the United Nations and our US government agencies. I know that many thousands of Unitarian Universalists share the same determination to connect for the support of just […]
The U.S. election stands at a crucial time where the future for ourselves, our children, and grandchildren are at risk. The election of Bolsonaro in Brazil highlights the importance of elections worldwide. We in the U.S. must vote on Tuesday for leaders that will not only act as a counter-balance to those currently in power, but […]
PRESS RELEASE – OUR CHILDREN’S TRUST Washington, D.C. – On Friday, November 2, 2019, the United States Supreme Court denied the Trump administration’s application for stay in the landmark constitutional climate lawsuit, Juliana v. United States. The lawsuit, brought by 21 young Americans and supported by Our Children’s Trust, is back on track for trial. […]
Join the next EJPN Webinar on November 29th for a discussion about Colonization and Unitarian Universalism with Rev. Clyde Grubbs. This is the first webinar in the “Decolonization Conversations: Solidarity with Indigenous Land & Water Protectors” program track for the Environmental Justice Practitioners Network 2018-2019 program. Rev. Clyde Grubbs is a Unitarian Universalist minister who […]
From the Union of Concerned Scientists: If there’s one thing you need to know about the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, the Trump Administration’s new proposal for limiting carbon emissions from power plants, it’s this: ACE was not designed to reduce emissions; ACE was designed to boost generation from coal plants. ACE is the Trump Administration’s […]
UPDATE: From Climate Liability News, Friday, October 19, 2018: In a one-page order issued Friday by Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., the court granted a request made earlier this week by the Trump administration to stay discovery and trial pending review of its newly filed petition for writ of mandamus. Roberts also ordered the plaintiffs […]
The Unitarian Universalist Association and UU Ministry for Earth have both signed onto the following Statement of Climate Civil Resistance from the Climate Defense Project. The Statement of Climate Civil Resistance is a document summarizing the legal justification for resistance to the fossil fuel system. The short version of the Statement is available below and in PDF here. […]
Submit a public comment against the rollback of #cleanercars standards! These standards save people money at the pump and reduce vehicle pollution. From the Union of Concerned Scientists: At the request of automaker lobbyists and their trade groups, the Trump administration proposed completely scrapping the rules on clean car standards after 2020. And they are […]
