When we decided to fast from TV for a year I had an idea in mind about what that would be like: more reading, more time to do things together as a family, more time for prayer and meditation, and somehow I believed that I would have more peace. While most of those expectations have [...]
Archive for the ‘Climate Change’ Category
The Opium of the People
Posted in Christianity, Climate Change, Fasting from TV, Spirituality, Sustainable Lifestyle, tagged Life on November 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Good Stewardship of the Earth: One Thing
Posted in Christianity, Climate Change, Stewardship, Sustainable Lifestyle on October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I heard on the radio today that if every home in America switched just one regular incandescent light bulb for a compact fluorescent bulb the savings in carbon dioxide emissions would be equivalent to taking one million cars off the road every year. While the compact fluorescents are more expensive, they last up to 30 [...]
Stewarding the Earth: Today’s One Thing
Posted in Climate Change, Environmentalism, Stewardship, Sustainable Lifestyle on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I bought a blanket for my water heater today at my favorite home improvement store for less than $20. Our water heater is more than 10 years old so it can be made more efficient by adding extra insulation. I also turned the thermostat down on the water heater to 120°. These measures should lower [...]
Stewarding the Earth: Today’s One Thing
Posted in Christianity, Climate Change, Environmentalism, Stewardship, Sustainable Lifestyle, Uncategorized on October 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m wearing a sweatshirt and keeping the thermostat low (you should know that I like to be warm, my husband would say too warm, in the winter so this is a big step for me). We can reduce our family’s carbon dioxide emissions and save money on heating costs at the same time by taking [...]
Stewarding the Earth: Highly Recommended Reading
Posted in Christianity, Climate Change, Environmentalism, Stewardship, Sustainable Lifestyle, tagged , global warming on October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I would recommend that everyone read the summary report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the “Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability” due to global warming. It’s not very long and you don’t have to be a science whiz to understand it. The report summarizes the current and the projected impacts of global warming by [...]
Becoming a Good Steward of the Earth: Just Do One Thing
Posted in Christianity, Climate Change, Environmentalism, Stewardship, Sustainable Lifestyle, tagged bible, global warming on October 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As I am educating myself about the environmental crisis we are facing, I have to admit that I often feel scared and overwhelmed. These feelings are what have led me to avoid facing the truth for so long. I don’t want to know about the villages in Alaska having to relocate because the permafrost is [...]
Global Warming: What We Can Do
Posted in Christianity, Climate Change, Environmentalism, Kids, Stewardship, Sustainable Lifestyle, tagged Good Steward on October 9, 2007 | 7 Comments »
“You must become the change you want to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi In my quest to stop sticking my head in the sand and face into the fact that global warming is real and I have a responsibility to be a good steward of the planet, I have been looking into what my [...]
Consumer Consequences
Posted in Christianity, Climate Change, Environmentalism, Stewardship, Sustainable Lifestyle on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In a follow up to my recent post Becoming a Good Steward of the Earth, I encourage you to check out Consumer Consequences. This is an online game sponsored by National Public Radio and American Public Media which allows you to input information about your consuming habits and discover how many earths would be needed [...]
Becoming a Good Steward of the Earth (or “How I stopped sticking my head in the sand and faced the reality of global warming.”)
Posted in Christianity, Climate Change, Environmentalism, Stewardship, Sustainable Lifestyle on September 20, 2007 | 23 Comments »
I read a post by Bill McKibben on the God’s Politics blog tonight (while I wasn’t watching TV) detailing the rate at which sea ice is melting. As I read, I could feel old and familiar feelings welling up in me: fear and helplessness. They are the same feelings I used to get as a [...]
