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If you want to cultivate peace, protect creation

It is becoming more and more evident that the issue of environmental degradation challenges us to examine our life-style and the prevailing models of consumption and production, which are often unsustainable from a social, environmental and even economic point of view. (Photo (c) 2005, Martin Workman, via BigStockPhoto.com)

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Religion and a new environmental ethic

Are human beings FINALLY coming to a common understanding of the peril facing the earth from human activity? The founders of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University think so, and discuss it in this video about religion and the emerging environmental ethic. (Photo by NASA. Taken by astronauts on the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Public domain.)

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Great website: GreenFaith

Looking for a resource to help your faith community improve its environmental stewardship? Check out the excellent materials available from GreenFaith. This interfaith partnership offers a wealth of information and easily accessible materials to help your congregation be betters stewards of God’s good creation. (Photo by Dizfunkshinal, used by creative commons license. Thanks!)

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Mercury and the unborn

The rising level of mercury in our environment poses threats to all life, and especially the unborn. The Evangelical Environmental Network is working to raise awareness about this hazard and mobilize people of faith to join the fight.  Here they offer a package of materials.  (Photo by Yeshe, used by Creative Commons license. Thanks!)

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Environmental Stewardship–A Privilege

The Alabama Faith Council offers a series of action items aimed at helping people of faith and worshiping communities become better stewards of the environment. Click here for 10 steps you can take, along with a selection of useful links and tools. The AFC reminds us that “taking care of the Earth is not just… Read more»

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Green Stewardship: 12 Actions for 2012

Click here a list of 12 simple stewardship actions to take that will produce big yields both for you and for the planet. Thanks to the Worldwatch Institute for this concise list and for their emphasis on sustainability for all people. (Photo by Sunflowers for Lolly used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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Choosing to be a Non-Consumer

Click here to read Dave Chameides’ list of 13 questions to ask yourself before making a purchase. Chances are you can cut your consumption significantly through this little exercise. This article was originally posted on the Care2.com website. Photo by pudpuduk used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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For Granted– From Whence Cometh Your Food?

JUST LIVING Blog Have you started your preparation and cooking for Thanksgiving yet? For most of us here in North America, the meal will be a dandy one replete with family recipes, everyone’s favorites, and a table or buffet filled with delicacies. Even those who will be sharing community meals or serving in shelters and… Read more»

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Waste Not Strategies for the Holiday Season

With Thanksgiving right around the corner and Christmas just over a month away, food waste is something good stewards should avoid. The Earth Watch Institute offers 10 tips to reduce food waste during this celebratory season, remembering that “Consumers in developed countries such as the United States are responsible for 222 million tons of this… Read more»

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Stewardship and a Plenitude Economy

Economist Juliet Schor believes a plenitude economy is the way to a sustainable, fulfilling lifestyle that uses fewer resources, consumes less stuff, and builds relationship capital. Click here to read about the book True Wealth and to watch a short video summarizing Schor’s ideas. Could a plenitude economy simply be good stewardship? (Photo by Salim… Read more»