About Mark Dunlea by Mark Dunlea, Green Education and Legal Fund The Pope’s urgent plea for global action to address the climate crisis recognizes that effective solutions will require a fundamental re-ordering of economic and political priorities, starting with addressing poverty, inequality and democracy. His Encyclical – On Care for Our Common Home – reflects the call by … Read more…
Quotes from the ENCYCLICAL LETTER, LAUDATO SI’, of Pope Francis, ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME, June 18, 2015 http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2015/06/18/full-text-laudato-si/ (ed. note: the letter is a comprehensive overview of not just climate change but of the role of humanity in acting as stewards of our environment, which includes the poor. It cites the shortcoming … Read more…
As Pope Francis challenges the world’s leaders to take bold action on climate change, New York State lawmakers are leaving Albany for the year without having taken any meaningful action on climate change. Scientists say we have at best 15 years to take real action to avoid the worst of climate change. Another year has … Read more…
The big news with OneNYC (formerly PlaNYC under Bloomberg) is that it strongly ties in environmental justice and equity into the city’s sustainability effort. A major complaint was the lack of transparency and public input into the development of One NYC. While the holding of public hearings across the city was mentioned several months ago, … Read more…
