climate-change
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There are many reasons to worry about climate change, but one of the serious long-term effects is the impact on agriculture. We are seeing crop effects already. Coffee plantations report reduced harvests as do coco bean farmers. A record heat wave in Japan led to subpar rice harvests. This year, Japan is projected to import 20 times…
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The Season of Creation, September 1st through October 4th, is celebrated by Christians around the world as a time for renewing, repairing and restoring our relationship to God, one another, and all of creation. The Social Justice Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real has planned two offerings to engage the faith-rooted foundations of…
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We are seeing lots of discouraging news about climate change these days, from even more devastating natural disasters to politicians refusing to finance research and actions to combat global warming. Rather than give up hope, we need to do all we can to reduce our own activities that add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Our…
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In the midst of all the difficult news, there are gleams of light. Eugene Loh of St Mary’s Pacific Grove shares some good news.
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The fires in Los Angeles were terrible. Why was this fire so devastating, and what can we do to avoid future massive fires like this? Science tells us about the connection of these fires to climate change. Fires like the one in LA emerge through a sequence of climatic events: Climate change makes rainfall more…
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The Social Justice Committee of the Diocese of El Camino Real believes climate change is a serious threat to our planet and wishes to offer information about what we can do. Therefore we are disseminating this article from the Episcopal News Service so that more people may receive the information. Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused…
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Bill Shreve When I attended the Bloomberg Green Festival in Seattle on July 11, Iheard speakers from all walks of life talk about the future with ourchanging climate. Most speakers avoided partisan endorsementswhen the Bloomberg facilitators asked them specific questions aboutthe upcoming election, but they agree on what is needed. Reachingnet zero carbon emissions is…
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