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Environmental leaders warn about impact of coal trains on area
Jessie Dye presents in Spokane alongside Amber Waldref and Jon Snyder on the dangers of coal export.
Workshop informs on bill to regulate toxins and water issues
Earth Ministry's Jessie Dye shares information on the lack of regulations on chemicals in children's products and the need for the Toxic-Free Kids Act.
Turning weeds into natural beauty
Youth from Earth Ministry Greening Congregation tackles a project in Shoreline to return a large plot of land overgrown with weeds and invasive plants back into the Northwest natural environment.
Living Waters
Seattle Pacific University professor Doug Thorpe shares a moving contemplation of the power of water in the Holy Land, as he experienced it on an Earth Ministry eco-justice trip to Israel, Palestine and Jordan in January, 2009.
Sacred places can be important venues for interfaith dialogue
Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light's work is referenced in this article highlighting the generosity of Christian churches sharing sacred spaces.
A warrior for children's health and safety
Transitioning from military life to civilian, from a role of guardian of a nation to guardian of an infant, was a tumultuous one for me. Being a new mother is hard work, and I’m used to that, but I wasn’t prepared for dealing with toxic chemicals linked to cancer and learning disabilities that can be found in baby bottles, baby blankets and toys.
A Lenten Carbon Fast
Earth Ministry Executive Director LeeAnne Beres explores the Lenten season, suggesting a "fast from carbon" be incorporated as an environmentally friendly Lenten practice.
Opponents Square Off Over Wash's Coal-Fired Plant
Opponents squared off in Olympia Tuesday over how quickly the state's only coal-fired power plant in Centralia, WA should transition to cleaner energy sources.
The Search for Meaning and a Coal-Free Washington
Through Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light, people of faith are working as partners with the leading environmental groups in the state to close its one coal-fired power plant and provide a transition to a clean energy economy
Participants in TransAlta dispute need to clear the air
The Olympian weighs in on the proposed bill to shut down the TransAlta coal plant.
Climate Change Gets Religious in the Pacific Northwest
A pro-God, anti-coal group trying to be heard in Washington State is the focus of this blog post on the Mother Nature Network.
Coal-burning plants defy covenant with Creator
In an Opinion Editorial for the Columbian, Bishop Greg Rickel and the Rev. Hunt Priest provide the faith perspective on why Washington needs to transition off coal.
Watch the progress of user pay environmental proposals
The four environmental priorities for Washington State in the 2011 legislative season are explored by The Olympian - Earth Ministry's LeeAnne Beres speaks about coal.
Coal Export Terminal On Lower Columbia Draws Fire
Earth Ministry's Jessie Dye was quoted in a recent NPR story about Ambre Energy North America's plan to use Longview, WA as a port terminal to export coal.
Spiritual community gets environmentally involved
A special to The Seattle Times, featuring a Q&A about how environmental awareness is becoming a part of everyday life and churches are a growing demographic in contributing to this consciousness.
Top 10 Religious Environmental Saints
Mallory McDuff names Earth Ministry Executive Director LeeAnne Beres as one of the top 10 religious environmental saints of our day. Find out who else was named here!
Faith-based pro-environment trend growing in Washington, nation
As religious groups of Washington State respond to the oil spill, patterns in growing cooperation and advocacy emerge and options for moving forward inspire the nation.
Eat, pray, love: A new green gospel
Author Mallory McDuff shares how the title of a popular movie based on a book of the same name - Eat, Pray, Love - "might provide direction for the thousands of believers from diverse faith traditions who advocated for a religious response to global warming in three stories that unfolded this summer."
Let us pray for a clean environment
Mallory McDuff, author of "Natural Saints: How People of Faith are Working to Save God's Earth," reflects on prayer as an environmentalist, Christian, and mother in the wake of ecological crisis.
Wash., TransAlta reach deal on mercury, haze
The Washington Department of Ecology has reached a deal to reduce mercury and smog-causing pollution at a major coal-fired power plant though environmentalists, including Earth Ministry's LeeAnne Beres, say it doesn't go far enough.
