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Global actions urge better care for the Earth | Presbyterian Mission Agency Faith groups across the United States, Latin America and around the world held a series of public actions Sunday and Monday calling for climate justice at the upcoming UN climate negotiations , known as COP26, as part of a global, multi-faith uprising called Faith for Climate Justice.

Florida community survived Ian. Future? Storm resistant communities? The community is located 30 miles inland to avoid coastal storm surges. Power lines to homes are all run underground, where they are shielded from high winds. Giant retaining ponds surround the development to protect houses from flooding. As a backup, streets are designed to absorb floodwaters and spare the houses.

One Florida community built to weather hurricanes endured Ian with barely a scratch — NPR Hundreds of thousands of people in southwest Florida still don't have electricity or water. But Babcock Ranch, north of Fort Myers, was designed and built to withstand the most powerful storms.

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Santa Clara County mine project threatens wildlife - San José Spotlight A proposed sand and gravel mine in South County could spell danger for the land and local wildlife, but the landowner isn't calling it quits just yet.

Just sharing this certificate we received from the PCUSA acknowledging our 10th year as an Earth-Care congregation (congregations that are going the extra distance to care for our planet and the living beings on it). Special thanks to the Cool Planet group in our church who have provided such strong leadership, inspiration, programs and action to achieve this milestone.

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Killer robots are here. That’s good news and bad news. The good news is I don’t think the end of the world is near. The bad news is humans have many years of death and destruction ahead of us.

How Israel Assassinated an Iranian Nuclear Scientist with a Robot Machine Gun | National Review This is an extraordinary story.

Minute for Mission: Day of Prayer for All Creation
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We'll hear about this from Geoff after worship on June 27.

Our Peacemaking Advocate for the San Jose Presbytery, Rev. Geoff Browning, attended the Treaty People Gathering in Minnesota to support stopping the Line 3 pipeline from being built through Anishinaabe land.

Listen to Winona LaDuke speak to supporters at the event by visiting tinyurl.com/bendersofthearc

Good on us!

We are glad for our committment to being an Earth Care congregation and being re-certified. Check out https://www.fprespa.org/coolplanet/ for more information.

Court Strikes Down Trump Rollback of Climate Regulations for Coal-Fired Power Plants - Inside Climate News On President Donald Trump’s last full day in office a federal appeals court landed a major blow to his administration’s deregulatory campaign by rejecting its boldest attempt to stymie climate regulation. The decision Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit slam...

https://www.mindandlife.org/event/the-dalai-lama-with-greta-thunberg-and-leading-scientists-a-conversation-on-the-crisis-of-climate-feedback-loops/

Thanks to Ellen F for this:

The Dalai Lama with Greta Thunberg and Leading Scientists - Mind & Life Institute We're honored to host a special free livestream event on January 9, 2021 at 10:30 p.m. EST with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, climate activist Greta Thunberg, and leading scientists to explore steps for addressing the urgent challenges presented by this threat.

PJWG 2021 Q1 Theme: Climate Justice is Racial Justice This video provides an introduction to the Peace and Justice Working Group's theme for January - March of 2021.

Environmental justice, explained We already know that pollution and climate change negatively affect people’s health and quality of life. But we’re not always clear about which people are mo...

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Big Oil Is in Trouble. Its Plan: Flood Africa With Plastic. Faced with plunging profits and a climate crisis that threatens fossil fuels, the industry is demanding a trade deal that weakens Kenya’s rules on plastics and on imports of American trash.

Biden Names Ocasio-Cortez, Kerry to Lead His Climate Task Force, Bridging Democrats’ Divide Progressives applaud the former vice president’s embrace of Bernie Sanders’ climate advisors. One analyst called the panel “the Climate Dream Team for Democrats.”

In a First, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S. The coronavirus has pushed the coal industry to once-unthinkable lows, and the consequences for climate change are big.

I knew there had been a lot, and here's the list. Now we get to rollback the rollbacks, I hope.

The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List. A New York Times analysis found more than 60 environmental policies officially rolled back under Mr. Trump and another 34 rollbacks still in progress.

Possibly some good news for the environment.

More big employers are talking about permanent work-from-home positions Companies including Mondelez, Nationwide and Barclays are moving to permanent work-from-home positions as a result of cost-cutting needed in a coronavirus-caused recession, as well as proof it's productive.

How the Laws That Earth Day Inspired Have Benefited Us All Fifty years after the first Earth Day helped create the nation’s most important environmental laws, the Trump administration is pushing for a sweeping rollback of regulations. But the rules the administration loves to criticize have made life better and healthier for millions of Americans.

Video: "Nature Now" with Greta Thunberg In a new short film, activist Greta Thunberg calls for protecting, restoring and funding a critical solution to the climate crisis.

Yes!!

VICTORY: Supreme Court Leaves the Clean Water Act Intact The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its decision in Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui, in a case where the fate of the nation’s clean water hanged in the balance..

Some good news!

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Prevails as Federal Judge Strikes Down DAPL Permits A federal court today granted a request by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to strike down federal permits for the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline.

Please consider signing this. San José Presbytery will vote on supporting this years FFPCUSA overture at their May meeting.

Petition to Categorically Divest from Fossil Fuels – Presbyterian Peace Fellowship This June, the PC(USA) will prayerfully consider –for the fourth time– a vote to categorically divest from fossil fuels, this time at the 224th General Assembly.

How long until we have these?

UK's First Electric Forecourt Is Under Construction Electric Forecourt to offer 24 ultra-fast charging stands, a coffee shop, supermarket, high-speed internet and more.

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Glad to hear it went well. Hope many of you have a chance to watch the film.