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EarthBeat Weekly: Laudato Si' reminds us that ecological conversion must be communal
… Vice. As the world shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy, oil companies are banking on plastics, which they claim can be recycled — but the reality does not match the hype , report Joe …
Conference primes US church for bolder responses to Laudato Si', climate change
… Goldman Prize recipient and Catholic activist who continues to lead the fight against a plastics factory slated for her community in St. James Parish, Louisiana. "We need more people …
Pope Francis praises public healthcare in first appearance since intestinal surgery
… people vacation at the shore, Francis urged people to look after "the health of seas." "No plastic in the sea!" the pope pleaded. Without citing specific issues, he also voiced hope that …
EarthBeat Weekly: How can ordinary Catholics live out Laudato Si'?
… launch a grassroots movement that led the national government to ban a type of single-use plastic known as thin plastic. She stood firm despite efforts by the plastics industry to frame the issue as a choice between jobs and the environment, and a court …
Louisiana Catholic environmental justice activist wins Goldman Prize
… Sharon Lavigne, a Black Catholic from St. James Parish, Louisiana, said of her battle to keep plastics factories out of her neighborhood. But her race and her place of residence made her a … voice nationally and internationally for the pressing problems of environmental racism, plastic pollution and climate change. "Why should we have to sacrifice our lives because the …
There's a revolution needed. Join it.
… under the chemicals we have created to control and enhance it. The oceans are full of plastic particles that are infecting the fish, and the birds are dying by the millions for lack … us as we ignore the damage we are doing to ourselves. Professionals in the field of " solving plastic " have written lists of ideas aimed at helping us find our own personal, private … energies will be imperative. Electric cars will be next on the list, too. Single-use plastics — the ones we throw away immediately — utensils, food containers, plates and packaging …
Nissan gifts electric vehicle to Vatican as part of shift to battery-powered fleet
… Ocean sport utility vehicle, complete with a solar roof and carpets made of recycled plastic bottles. According to NBC News, Fisker expects to deliver the battery-powered popemobile …
EarthBeat Weekly: Despite actions against Big Oil, demand for fossil fuels remains high
… of what's new in other climate news: … The BBC reports that a container ship carrying tiny plastic pellets, nitric acid and other chemicals burned and sank just off the coast of Sri Lanka, …
Links: Culture war predictions; Dems' New Mexico win; 'Atlantic Crossing' fact-checking
… They predict a work of art by Niccolo Casas that highlights the need to repurpose plastic will steal the show. His sculpture left me cold, but the article's discussion of values …
EarthBeat Weekly: Laudato Si' Week envisions fossil fuel-free future
… shows that 20 companies, led by ExxonMobil and Dow, produce 55% of the world's single-use plastic waste , and Australia leads the world in per-capita generation of that waste, writes …