Can Chinese Religion Help Solve Climate Change?
An acclaimed historian of China leads a new discourse on faith’s role in Earth’s sustainability, contending Chinese religion can help solve climate change
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How the Encyclical Compares With the Islamic Declaration on Climate Change
This week, Muslim leaders from 20 different countries gathered in Istanbul for the Islamic Climate Change Symposium. At the end of the two-day summit, attendees released the “Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change.” Released just months after Pope Francis published his environmental encyclical, “Praised Be: On Care for Our Common Home,” it is hard not to see […]
Unity Church-Unitarian In St. Paul Now Has An Electric Car Charging Station
One great innovation gaining popularity in recent years is electric cars. Vehicles that use less or alternative forms of fuel are on the rise, and are becoming more affordable and mainstream. I think it is such a cool concept to be able to plug in your car and then cruise off. One place that […]
Alternavida: Puerto Rico Vacation for the Body & Soul
Like any ‘ism, environmentalism has its problems. It can be dogmatic, depressing, and exclusive. It is politically charged and controversial. And people often think that true environmentalism means sacrafice — giving up meat, soft clothes, hot showers. But for Yancy Wright, the founder and CEO of Alternavida, a Puerto Rico vacation retreat, environmentalism is about […]
Spiritual Explorer: Soul Searching From Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah
Editors Note: This article is part of a series. Follow along as Jacob explores widely different cultures and places and delves into the spirituality, history, and people that make these places unique. Since first leaving the city of my birth to explore the world, I’ve always maintained a desire to be in the world’s most […]
Spiritual Explorer: Exploring Dubai’s Urbanity at Nature’s Expense
Editors Note: This article is part of a series. Follow along as Jacob explores widely different cultures and places and delves into the spirituality, history, and people that make these places unique. Tomorrow I will take my two small traveling bags and continue my exploring. I will fly from Bucharest, Romania, to Dubai, the crown […]
Harvard Divinity School Hosts Spiritual Sustainability Conference
Always on the cutting edge of knowledge and innovation, Harvard is among the foremost universities in the world. Harvard’s top-notch schools, programs, initiatives, and conferences are constantly adopting and showcasing new ideas and plans. Harvard Divinity School (HDS) recently hosted a particularly enlightening conference focusing on climate change, protecting the environment, and the role of […]
UAE Energy Conservation Grows at “Green Mosques”
A “green mosque” project underway in the United Arab Emirates has the potential to revolutionize energy conservation efforts all over the world. Although Dubai’s newly constructed premier eco-mosque is rightfully commanding huge media coverage, a modest-sized mosque in Madinat Zayed, UAE, is the first retrofit energy conservation project to appear on the horizon. The Sultan […]