Pollution & Health impacts of Waste-To-Energy Incineration

Incineration results in pollution in each phase of the process, from waste hauling to managing air emissions and residues.

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09/29/2021

100+ Environmental Groups Urge Rep. Tonko and Pallone to Drop Waste Incineration from CLEAN Future Act

March 31, 2021- Over 100 environmental justice groups and environmental organizations in New York, New Jersey and around the country are demanding that Representatives Tonko (NY-20) and Pallone (NJ-06) drop “waste-to-energy” incineration from the CLEAN Future Act.

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09/29/2021

What 100% Clean Energy Mean For Spokane

The Pacific Northwest is among the regions best-prepared to spearhead the transition to 100% clean energy. The 100% clean movement is on all over the world – a powerful, popular vision that demands clean and efficient energy. State legislators can accelerate the transition to 100% clean electricity to create good jobs, clean air, and equitable communities. Last year the Spokane City Council adopted an Ordinance establishing a Sustainability Action Committee to plan for climate resilience, achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions, and support the goal of 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030

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01/07/2021

Fracked Gas, the Next Big Climate Fight

Coal, oil, and natural gas are the primary sources of human-caused climate change. Coal use has seen a dramatic decline in recent years and rapid advances in electric vehicle technology offer the promise of reduced oil use. However, natural gas—which, in the United States, comes primarily from the environmentally-destructive practice of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”— is on the rise. Fracked gas is the next big climate fight in Washington State.

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01/07/2021

Spokane Climate Vulnerability Report

This executive summary was created as part of the Spokane Climate Project (SCP) and complies the key climate science finding of the project. This summary report is part of a larger climate and weather vulnerability and resilience assessment for Spokane, Washington. The full assessment is scheduled for completion sometime in 2021.

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01/07/2021

Ted Talk: The most important thing you can do to fight Climate Change

Katharine Hayhoe sits down with Jim Stump to talk specifically about some of the common misconceptions about climate change, the science of how we know about past climate changes, and the effects we see in the world today. She ends with some practical solutions and a call for rational hope.

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01/07/2021

Podcast: Global Weirding

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01/07/2021

Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology

While religions alone are not sufficient to undertake the transitions required to mitigate and adapt to a heating climate, it would not be an exaggeration to say that their participation in those transitions is necessary. Here you will find a wealth of resources for further exploration of the intersection between religious traditions and communities and the climate emergency.

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01/07/2021

Interfaith Power & Light

Interfaith Power & Light inspires and mobilizes people of faith and conscience to take bold and just action on climate change.

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01/07/2021

What Religion has to say about Climate Change

Our very own Pat McCormick makes the case for religious agreement and cooperation to combat the climate crisis.

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01/07/2021

Earth Ministry

Earth Ministry transforms faith into action for the well-being of communities and the environment. We organize people of faith to advocate for strong environmental policies and provide strategic guidance to religious communities working toward environmental justice.

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01/07/2021