In this speech on the Senate floor, Senator Whitehouse spoke about voices from faith groups who have spoken out about the need for action on climate change.
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RLC TV Episode 24 – Nancy & Matthew Sleeth 
The Columbia River Watershed: Caring for Creation and the Common Good integrates Catholic faith and ecological responsibility. - An International Pastoral Letter by the Catholic Bishops of the Region 
Global Day of Prayer for Creation Care & The Poor was held April 26th, 2012 in Washington DC. It is a time of prayer, worship, theological equipping, and training. Here is video of some of the speakers from that day: Leith Anderson, Victor Mughogho, Osvaldo Munguia, Chris Wright. The Global Day of Prayer for Creation Care is [...] 
Mike Schut talks about the his work in eco-justice and what intergenerational engagement brings to it. 
Mike Schut speaks about the relationship he sees between the fundamental elements of eco-justice and sacramental theology. 
Mike Schut speaks about the intersection of biblical and theological concepts and his work in economy and ecology. 
Mike Schut talks about his work in ecological and economic justice and its relationship with certain biblical texts. 
A lover and champion of the American wilderness, Muir believed that it was our responsibility as citizens to protect our natural surroundings. Through his tireless advocacy and his writings, Muir helped preserve the Yosemite Valley, led the fight against the Hetch Hetchy dam – the first nationwide battle of the environmental movement – [...] 
The First World should not set the agenda, but should bear the burden and the costs of environmental issues, says Theologian Sallie McFague. We ought to think of almost everything in relation to the well being of the planet. One of the great things about the common creation story, [...] 
“Thinking Deeply about Relationship: The Practical Adequacy of Our Understanding of the God-Human Relationship” The word “relationship” pervades current reflections about God in the life of the church. What do we mean when we speak of “relationship?” How adequate is our understanding of the God-human relationship for our missional commitments and conversations? What [...] 
Sr. Ilia Delio, OSF, Senior Fellow at Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University, discusses the Science & Religion program with its ongoing exploration of transhumanism, ecology, and evolution. Where is our species going? From where does it come? And what does it mean to be Christian in the context of those two answers? 
Finding Oregon is the compilation of six months of timelapse photography across the state of Oregon, punctuated by a 1600 mile road trip in September. We’ve filmed the Columbia River Gorge, Mt Hood, Mt Jefferson, the Southwestern Coast, the Alvord Desert, Leslie Gulch, Blue Mountains, Crater Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Deschutes River, and more. [...] 
Session 9 of “Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence”, the Mind and Life XXIII conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in dialogue with contemplative scholars, activists and ecological scientists who discuss the interconnection between individual choices and environmental consequences. 
A short film on the damage to the environment in the Northern state of Punjab as a result of the first Green Revolution in the 1960s. The associated intensive farming practices & use of pesticides, has transformed the landscape and caused grave ecological damage the region known as the ‘bread basket of India’.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama talks about the importance of environmental awareness in this short clip from first session of the Mind and Life XXIII conference – “Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence”, held at His Holiness’s office in Dharamsala, India, on October 17, 2011. 
Carol Craig (Yakama) speaks about the importance of Salmon to her people and about efforts to restore Salmon to the Yakima River. This clip is part of a series exploring the meaning of sustainability from the perspectives of indigenous leaders from the bioregion of Salmon Nation. For a complete transcript of this interview [...] 
During his official visit to the United States in 1997, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew hosted an environmental symposium in Santa Barbara, CA where he called the destruction of the environment a sin. It was the first time any religious leader had ever called harming the environment a sin. His remarks were [...] 
The Aldo Leopold Foundation is working with US Forest Service filmmakers Steve Dunsky, Ann Dunsky and Dave Steinke to produce the hour-long Green Fire: The Life and Legacy of Aldo Leopold. Leopold biographer and conservation biologist Dr. Curt Meine will serve as the film’s on-screen guide. Green Fire describes the formation of Leopold’s [...] 
A professor discusses interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity, and multidisciplinarity, discussing how they function in an academic and cultural context. 
Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grimm discuss the emergence of the new religious consciousness that considers the natural world sacred. 
A video outlining the premises of the Evangelical Climate Initiative: a news report speaks with Rick Warren, who explains why people of faith should believe climate change is a religious issue. 
The Evangelical Environmental Network asks people to join them in their national day of prayer for the Gulf to seek God’s help to place our trust in Him. 
“The word lent comes from a Saxon word that originally meant ‘length’ and was used to denote springtime (lencton, in Old English). So in the northern hemisphere, at least, we observe Lent during a time of year when the days are lengthening and signs of new life are appearing.” — from Living the [...] 
This video from the Evangelical Environmental Network explains that 700,000 (1 in 6) children are born with dangerously high levels of mercury poisoning in their blood, accumulated by simple foods such as fish. 
Jeanne and Dick Roy discuss the practice of hope in regards to the environmental crisis. While scientists tell us that humans are causing the 6th major extinction of species, worldwide populations continue to increase and so does consumption. The Roys present ways to keep with this work: How DO you remain hopeful? 
The Evangelical Environmental Network offers information regarding Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. 
Thomas Berry explains that humans are here for the perfection of the earth; earth is not here for the perfection of humans. Humans, he explains, give the universe a consciousness of itself. 
At the Parliament of World Religions in 2009, Mary Evelyn Tucker discusses the human points of climate change and why the environmental movement is pertinent to religion. 
In a documentary produced by the Jewish Vegetarian Society, Jewish church leaders explain how we have been fruitful, we have multiplied, but we have not taken care of the earth. 
Archbishop Rowan establishes a moral basis for climate change in his address to London and Bali. He explains that failing to address climate change robs the poor and most vulnerable generations to live in a sustainable, viable world of the future. The more we see the created order simply in creation to our [...] 
Video discusses Lynn White’s 1967 watershed article, “Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis,” and the idea that nature is not sacred and disposable, which he calls ‘Selfish Anthropomorphism.’ The video debunks the idea that Christianity is at odds with environmentalism, and discusses the environment in terms of creation. The lecture also discusses Stuart [...] 
From the Alliance of Religions and Conservation: farmer explains how farming is close to God, and “real nature, raw nature.” He also discusses sustainability, ethics of farming, and appeals to farming traditions of more work on the land rather than less. |
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