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Green Faith: Religions Celebrate Earth Day 2011

Posted 06.21.2011

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Earth Day 2011 will be observed April 22 in over 175 countries around the world. Individuals and communities will unite in service projects, conservat...

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Green Religion Movement Hopes Gulf Oil Spill Wins Converts

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — Where would Jesus drill? Religious leaders who consider environmental protection a godly mission are making the Gulf of Mexico oi...

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Honoring The Elements: The Pagan Roots of Religion

Elizabeth Cunningham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Cunningham

Instead of regarding the elements as our enemies, something to harness, subdue, exploit or escape, maybe it is time to start honoring them again, restoring them, learning from them, aligning with them.

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Oil Spill: A Great Awakening?

Brenda Peterson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brenda Peterson

It does seem this Gulf ecological nightmare is now waking up evangelicals. Their revelation is not a burning bush, but a burning oil rig.

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Greening Your Religion: Eco-Convents, Eco-Synagogues And Stewardship

nytimes.com | JOSEPH HUFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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BKSK is no stranger to this field; the firm has also designed a new green building at the Queens Botanical Garden and is drawing up plans for what wil...

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America's Greenest House Of Worship Is In Evanston

Posted 05.25.2011

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An Evanston synagogue has become the first house of worship in North America to get a Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) ra...

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