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Voice for women
… these women. Dalit Christians demonstrate in New Delhi, India, in February 2009. (Newscom/EPA/Anindito Mukherjee) I then joined a women’s reflection group called Satyashodak (Search for …
Book explores religions and the significance of difference
… thing. A woman prays with incense sticks at the Man Mo Daoist Temple in Hong Kong. (Newscom/EPA/Paul Hilton) According to Stephen Prothero, a professor of religion at Boston University who …
Labor finds a place on the Lord's Day
… in downtown Chicago in September 2009 protest the firing of 100 Hyatt housekeepers in Boston. (EPA/Kamil Krzaczynski) Unite Here workers outside of the Park Hyatt Hotel in downtown Chicago in September 2009 protest the firing of 100 Hyatt housekeepers in Boston. (EPA/Kamil Krzaczynski) With the unemployment rate at 9.1 percent, an economy in the doldrums, …
Catholics join hundreds in arrests over oil pipeline
… and that a significant oil spill could affect drinking water and sensitive ecosystems. The EPA pointed in particular to the dangers of a spill infiltrating the shallow Ogallala Aquifer in …
Document dump doesn't stop wrangling in abuse case
… dismiss their lawsuit against the Holy See voluntarily,” Lena said. Jeffrey Anderson (Newscom/EPA/Craig Lassig) Attorney Jeffrey Anderson, who represents the plaintiff, said he not only has …
'Cool congregations': The Interfaith Power & Light story, part 2
… their “low-hanging fruit” lies. MiIPL and other IPLs across the country have partnered with EPA’s ENERGY STAR® for Congregations program [ www.energystar.gov/congregations ] in making …
David takes on Goliath and loses -- again: Mann v. Ford
… people started getting sick: skin sores, miscarriages, bleeding disorders, cancer. The federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) was formed in 1970 to "protect public health and the … Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act was passed enabling the EPA to identify, clean up, pay for through "superfunds", or cause perpetrators to clean up, toxic … film states that today 74 million Americans live near Superfund toxic sites. You can visit the EPA's Superfund site and locate the environmental disaster closest to you. The new EPA …
Documentary exposes America's big dirty secret
… an area the size of Delaware, 1.4 million acres over the last 10 years according to the EPA, buried 2,200 miles of rivers and streams, cut down 500 of the biggest mountains in West …
Br. David Andrews: The morality of fracking
… has yet to be discovered. It is a technique now being utilized in 34 states. In 2005 the EPA caved in to political pressure and got out of regulating fracking and did not require that …
EPA creates Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnership Initiative
… encourage healthier families and build a stronger America. These relationships will also help EPA assist communities during times of environmental crisis." EPA also pledges to work to expand the environmental conversation and continue the fight for … institutions to bring Green jobs to these communities, increase energy efficiency through EPA's Energy Star for Congregations program, and improve environmental education and …
40 day carbon fast for Lent
… Give your dishwasher a day off or promote it to an energy efficient appliance. Look for the EPA’s Energy Star rating when buying a new appliance. Day 11: Use local shops or farmers’ markets …