Coal is Out, Conservation is In

A story on Marketplace talks about how rising construction costs and concerns over global warming legislation have caused utilities to cancel plans for 16 new coal-fired power plants in recent months. Instead, they're opting for something much cheaper -- conservation. Listen or read transcript here.
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Mr.(and Ms.) Eco-Justice Goes to Washington

Christians are invited to make their voices heard on the Hill during Ecumenical Advocacy Days, March 9-12, 2007. The Eco-Justice track will focus on global warming and will include in-depth workshops about what we as Christians and members of churches can do to protect the children of today and the children of the future from the dangers of climate change. Learn more about it through the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Ministries. Visit AdvocacyDays.org to find out more about the conference and to sign up.

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Yale Divinity Event Feb. 7, 2007, 4 PM

Scholars from the Yale Divinity School, Yale School of Forestry and the YaleInterdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, join together to discuss:

"Religious and Ethical Responses to Environmental Issues"

WEDNESDAY, February 7, 4:00 PM

Yale Divinity School Common Room

Light Refreshments to follow

As the issue of global climate change has drastically altered political, social and personal agendas around the world, creative ways of addressing this, and related environmental issues, have emerged. The four panelists - Professor Stephen Kellert (FES), Professor Willis Jenkins (YDS), Professor Mary Evelyn Tucker and Professor John Grim (Bioethicist in Residence at Yale),with moderator Professor Margaret Farley (YDS) - will discuss the ways in which religion, spirituality, and ethics have and will contribute to the environmentalmovement and the fostering of human-nature relationships.Come join us for an exciting and historic opportunity to explore therelationship between religion, ethics, and environmentalism, with five of Yale's most prominent voices on the topic.

We look forward to welcoming you,

Yale Earth Care Committee, YDS

It's Hip to Be Green

Conspicuous consumption is so, like, 2006. Celebrities and scientists are teaming up in an effort to make green the new black. At Global Cool, you can join their efforts to fight global warming in exchange for a chance to see exclusive videos from indie rockers like the Scissor Sisters. They are also helping to promote green dating sites like green singles.

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A First: President Mentions Climate Change in State of The Union Address

He didn't have a lot to say about it, but for the first time, U.S. President Bush used the phrase "global climate change" in a State of the Union Address. Find out what he said about this and other topics, in a searchable index of all of the President's State of the Union Addresses in The New York Times.
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Meeting Connecticut's Energy Needs

In an editorial in Sunday's Hartford Courant, John C. Hall, Pastor at First Congregational Church (UCC) in Middletown, argues that "What we need in Connecticut is a comprehensive, long-term energy strategy that considers economic, environmental and security concerns simultaneously. "

Read the rest of his editorial here. (The Hartford Courant requires free registration.)

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Got Dandelions?

Suzanne O'Connell has them, even though it is winter in Connecticut, where she lives. In this editorial from the Hartford Courant, biologist Suzanne O'Connell speaks about how global warming threatens various species. As a solution to climate change, she suggests driving 40-55 MPH (the most fuel-efficient range for cars) and signing up for clean energy.

To sign up for clean energy to be delivered to your home by your current electricity provider in the United States, go to www.smartpower.org. and click on your state.

Suzanne O'Connell teaches at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
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December Daffodils?

The bright yellow blooms have appeared in Wales, leading to concern for the seasonal cycle. Read about it at BBC news.

New Global Pact not expected until 2010

A new global pact to curb greenhouse gas emissions is not likely until 2010, the UN now says. Environmental groups are pushing for it to happen in 2008 or 2009. Read the story here.