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Opinion | On Valentine’s Day, skip the roses. They’re damaging the planet. – Washington Post

Compared with other perishables we transport around the world, flowers are perhaps the most damaging to the climate. The reason? Nearly everything else moves by ship, which has 1 percent the carbon footprint of air freight. A 2020 analysis of products sold in British grocery stores, by climate expert Mike Berners-Lee, found that a bouquet […]

More Than a Sequel

Source: More Than a Sequel

Edward Tverdek, OFMis a Catholic priest living and ministering at St. Peter’s Church in downtown Chicago. He is the author ofThe Moral Weight of Ecology [15] (Lexington, 2015).

Pope Francis’s much-heralded apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum [2] arrived in October on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, a bit more than eight years after […]

Francis Offers Fierce Hope for Hard Times | Commonweal Magazine

Source: Francis Offers Fierce Hope for Hard Times | Commonweal Magazine

Public universities are profiting in the billions from extractive industries on stolen land – Grist | Grist

Source: Public universities are profiting in the billions from extractive industries on stolen land – Grist | Grist

Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds | Oceans | The Guardian

Source: Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds | Oceans | The Guardian

Biden vs. Trump on immigration and border security, in 12 charts – The Washington Post

Source: Biden vs. Trump on immigration and border security, in 12 charts – The Washington Post

Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian

Source: Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian

Philadelphia mural tells a story of transformation » Yale Climate Connections

Source: Philadelphia mural tells a story of transformation » Yale Climate Connections

Jonathan Foley: The climate solutions worth funding — now | TED Talk

Source: Jonathan Foley: The climate solutions worth funding — now | TED Talk

Biden paused LNG export approvals, but activists say… | Canary Media

fight is far from over

Climate activists celebrate the White House’s recent announcement that it will review LNG export approvals — while also preparing for a long battle.

Source: Biden paused LNG export approvals, but activists say… | Canary Media