News from Creation Justice Ministries
Christian Leaders Call for Expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (November 16, 2016) PDF
Faith Communities Welcome New Bureau of Land Management Methane Waste Standard (November 15, 2016) PDF Creation Justice Ministries Welcomes Solar and Wind Rule (November 10, 2016) Religious leaders call on President Obama to protect the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage Area as a national monument (October 6, 2016) PDF Creation Justice Ministries applauds the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument designation (September 15, 2016) Western faith leaders and investors call on oil and gas lobby groups to cut methane waste (August 24, 2016) Christian Communities Rejoice Over Designation of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (August 24, 2016) 121 Faith Organizations Urge Congress to Invest $750 Million in Green Climate Fund Read religious leaders' comments. (April 11, 2016) Christian Communities Rejoice over California Desert Monument Designations (February 12, 2016) Creation Justice Ministries at COP 21 Paris Climate Negotiations See news and videos from Christian delegations from the United States to the historic COP 21 climate summit in Paris, where 195 nations came to a global climate change deal. Creation Justice Ministries Celebrates Pope Francis's Ecumenical Celebration of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Faith Communities Thank President Obama for 2014 Climate Accomplishments Wrapping up 2014, many faith communities including CJM sent a letter to President Obama thanking him for all of the steps forward on caring for creation that were taken last year including the Clean Power Plan, the U.S. climate agreement with China, and the U.S. contribution to the Green Climate Fund.cjm203 |
Creation Justice Ministries Opinion Leaders
What the Indian Ocean's Most Powerful Storm Reveals about God's Creation
The Rt. Rev. Jim Gonia, Bishop, Rocky Mountain Synod of the ELCA Published in Sojourners, April 26, 2016 Follow Jesus into the Wild California Desert Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, Ecumenical Officer, United Methodist Church Published in Sojourners, April 23, 2016 Sacred Duty to Curb Methane Waste Adrian Miller, Executive Director, Colorado Council of Churches Published in the Pueblo Chieftan April 10, 2016 Reflecting on Resilience Before the Paris Climate Negotiations | Rev. Dr. Jon Barton, Executive Director, Virginia Council of Churches Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on December 7, 2015 U.S. Must Do Its Share on Green Climate Fund | By: Christie Duncan-Tessmer, General Secretary of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Published in Philadelphia Inquirer on December 1, 2015 We Must Unite to Safeguard God's Creation | By: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Katharine Jefferts Schiori, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Elizabeth Eaton, National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Susan Johnson, and Primate of the Anglican Church in Canada Frank Hiltz Published in USA Today on September 22, 2015 |
Faith Communities Meet with EPA Administrator McCarthy
Representatives from 17 different religious organizations met with EPA Administrator McCarthy to discuss their support for the Clean Power Plan and to highlight the work of the faith community on the rules to regulate carbon emissions from power plants.
Representatives from 17 different religious organizations met with EPA Administrator McCarthy to discuss their support for the Clean Power Plan and to highlight the work of the faith community on the rules to regulate carbon emissions from power plants.
Creation Justice Ministries Applauds Multi-Billion Dollar Commitment to the Green Climate Fund
CJM applauds President Obama’s recent commitment of $3 billion to the
Green Climate Fund. The Green Climate Fund is a new multilateral trust fund designed to foster low-emission and resilient development.
CJM applauds President Obama’s recent commitment of $3 billion to the
Green Climate Fund. The Green Climate Fund is a new multilateral trust fund designed to foster low-emission and resilient development.
Religious Leaders Praise Efforts to Address Climate Change and Seek Climate Justice
Proposed Carbon Standards for Power Plants Are Important Step Forward
Creation Justice Ministries and religious leaders around the country are commending the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest efforts to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.
Proposed Carbon Standards for Power Plants Are Important Step Forward
Creation Justice Ministries and religious leaders around the country are commending the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest efforts to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.
Faith Community Praises Designation of Newest National Monument: Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks (May 2014)
Faith communities around the country are celebrating the designation of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks as the newest national monument announced by President Obama yesterday (May 27, 2014). This monument follows proposed legislation from New Mexico senators Heinrich and Udall late last year. Protection for this piece of creation was recently praised in a letter signed by seven regional faith leaders, and local, state, and national faith bodies applauded the announcement.
Faith communities around the country are celebrating the designation of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks as the newest national monument announced by President Obama yesterday (May 27, 2014). This monument follows proposed legislation from New Mexico senators Heinrich and Udall late last year. Protection for this piece of creation was recently praised in a letter signed by seven regional faith leaders, and local, state, and national faith bodies applauded the announcement.
Alaskan Religious Leaders Call on EPA to Finalize Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment (December 2013)
Five of Alaska’s senior religious leaders urged the EPA to finalize its Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment before the end of the year, a goal previously set by the agency. Faith leaders are a vital part of the coalition formed to protect Bristol Bay from the Pebble Mine, which also includes Alaska Natives, commercial and sport fishermen, outdoors organizations and businesses, chefs and restaurant owners, jewelers, conservationists, and many others.
Five of Alaska’s senior religious leaders urged the EPA to finalize its Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment before the end of the year, a goal previously set by the agency. Faith leaders are a vital part of the coalition formed to protect Bristol Bay from the Pebble Mine, which also includes Alaska Natives, commercial and sport fishermen, outdoors organizations and businesses, chefs and restaurant owners, jewelers, conservationists, and many others.
Religious Leaders Applaud Monument Proposal (December 2013)
Seven senior religious leaders representing 137 congregations throughout southern New Mexico presented New Mexico Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich with a thank you letter today applauding their proposed legislation to protect the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks region. This letter included signatures from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Rocky Mountain Synod, the Southwest Conference of the United Church of Christ, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces, the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande, the New Mexico Conference of the United Methodist Church, the Rio Grande Mission of the Community of Christ, and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of the Southwest.
Seven senior religious leaders representing 137 congregations throughout southern New Mexico presented New Mexico Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich with a thank you letter today applauding their proposed legislation to protect the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks region. This letter included signatures from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Rocky Mountain Synod, the Southwest Conference of the United Church of Christ, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces, the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande, the New Mexico Conference of the United Methodist Church, the Rio Grande Mission of the Community of Christ, and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of the Southwest.
