Environmental Justice
From the birth of the environmental justice movement in the 1980s to the local ministries of churches throughout the country today, the United Church of Christ has been making a profound difference in caring for God’s creation. Learn more about our history, our Creation Justice Churches program, our Climate Hope Affiliates advocacy program, the Pollinator newsletter, and Creation Justice webinars.
UCC Environmental Ministries
UCC ministers coined the phrase “environmental racism” and played a leading role in giving birth to the environmental justice movement in the 1980s.
Through Local Action, the UCC Is driving nationwide change!
The UCC has often led the way in taking denominational stands on major environmental issues.
The UCC is building a powerful environmental network that stays connected through a blog and e-newsletter called The Pollinator.
UCC churches are deepening and expanding their commitment to the environment by becoming Creation Justice Churches.
Learn more and sign up for the monthly Pollinator newsletter on the UCC’s Environmental Justice Ministries page.
Sign up for monthly updates on upcoming Creation Justice webinars. Watch past webinars on their YouTube playlist.
Below is one of the webinars:
Other UCC resources:
Creation Justice Churches: Five Big Reasons to Become One!
Planning for Earth Month: Resources for Congregations
Cathedral on Fire | a church handbook for the climate crisis
Breath to the People: Sacred Air and Toxic Pollution
Listen to Jim Antal's keynote speech at SWC Annual Meeting 2015:
Websites With Useful Information
Pulitzer Prize-winning, nonpartisan reporting on the biggest crisis facing our planet.
CO2.earth
What the world needs to watch global warming is mainly the result of CO2 levels rising in the Earth’s atmosphere. Both atmospheric CO2 and climate change are accelerating. Climate scientists say we have years, not decades, to stabilize CO2 and other greenhouse gases. To help the world succeed, CO2Now.org makes it easy to see the most current CO2 level and what it means. So, use this site and keep an eye on CO2. Invite others to do the same. Then we can do more to send CO2 in the right direction.
ourbreathingplanet.com
Blog featuring posts on a variety of environmental issues and concerns. Post categories include: conservation, environmental disasters, food, green tips and tricks and technology.