Posts from April 2025
Recycling Obscure Items
How do you recycle a non working dishwasher? How about old CD cases? Wish there was a resource that listed all kinds of items for recycling? There is! Go to search.earth911.com. Enter your item and your zip code to get links for 350 materials and 100,000 recycling sites. Or dial 1(800)CLEANUP.
The Science & Solutions of Climate Change
A recording of The United Methodist Creation Justice Movement March Café (webinar) focusing on the nuts and bolts of climate change is available. UMC EarthKeeper, Bill Middlecamp, was the guest speaker. His presentation gets to the heart of the question ‘what is climate change?’ Middlecamp breaks down the science for everyday people, helping to answer the ‘what is it, exactly’ question. He addressed solutions and well as impacts. As a trained en-ROADs ambassador, he also shared what a path to emissions reduction…
Last Minute Easy Earth Day Ideas
If you find yourself caught with no plans for observing this special day, no worries! Here are 10 things you can readily do by yourself, with family, or with a friend or two. And yes, these ideas could also be easily scaled up to do with a group, including your church. By Crys ZinkiewiczReproduced from an article on UM Creation Justice Ministries Immerse yourself in nature’s beauty. Take a walk wherever you can and look for wildflowers and other signs of returning…
Protect the Protectors
An Action Alert from UM Creation Justice Ministries (by Rev. Dr. Becca Edwards) Since the Trump Administration took office in January, we have heard many troubling announcements about changes made to the federal workforce. As United Methodists who feel called to work for a healthy environment and safe climate, perhaps the most troubling news has been the reduction of workforce and suspension of funding for research at two government agencies: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
Call on Congress to Protect Funding for Clean Energy Projects
An Action Alert from Creation Justice Ministries. As Christians, we believe budgets are moral documents, as they demonstrate what we care about and what we are willing to invest in as a country. Right now, Congress is preparing the federal budget for the next fiscal year. As communities across the country experience harm caused by increased flooding, fires, and drought – investing clean energy is imperative to address the urgency of the climate crisis. In order to meet the moment and…
End Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Fossil Gas Expansion
GreenFaith are sending a letter to decision-makers, urging them to take right action to end fossil fuel subsidies and fossil gas expansion as a moral imperative. Every year, the oil industry receives $20 billion in Federal subsidies which pollute the air, destroy the climate, and harm communities, while enriching corporations that have knowingly caused the climate crisis. That’s $2 million every hour to one of the world’s wealthiest industries, while 2.5 million US children are homeless. This is morally obscene. The…
April 2025 Newsletter
Earth Day is celebrated this year just two days after Easter. As I was thinking about what to say, I came across these words by Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas in a sermon that she delivered in 2022.