People power dominated the first public hearing on the proposed oil holding facilities in Grays Harbor County. Earth Ministry staff and members attended this hearing to represent moral concerns about the poor stewardship of these dangerous projects. Outreach Coordinator, Jessica Zimmerle, is…
Read More Grays Harbor: “First oil hearing garners large opposition”
An account of Aberdeen's public hearing on proposed oil holding facilities at which community members raised their voices against these dirty and dangerous projects. YOU can submit a comment here through the end of October. By Jake Schild and Kyle Mittan The Daily World October…
Read More Officials hear overwhelming opposition to crude terminals
By Drew Mikkelsen KING 5 News October 8, 2015 ABERDEEN, Wash. -- Critics lined up to tell state and city officials it's a bad idea to allow crude oil deliveries into Grays Harbor County.All month the state Department of Ecology and the City…
Komo News documented explosive oil trains rolling past CenturyLink Field on game day. By Jeff Burnside Komo News October 1, 2015 SEATTLE -- There were nearly 70,000 fans at CenturyLink Field for the Seahawks game last Sunday, and they will be there again on Monday…
Read More Videos show disputed oil trains rolling by stadiums during games
This comment period has closed. Thanks to faith advocates for speaking up!Draft Environmental Impact Statements (DEIS's) have been released for two proposed oil holding facilities in Grays Harbor County. The report shows that there is no way to mitigate the negative impacts…
In his first ever visit to the United States of America, Pope Francis repeatedly emphasized the need to care for our common home. The Holy Father was welcomed at the White House, to the United Nations, and made history by…
Pope Francis Speaks to the United NationsSeptember 25, 2015Thank you for your kind words. Once again, following a tradition by which I feel honored, the Secretary General of the United Nations has invited the Pope to address this distinguished assembly…
Pope Francis' Address to the United States Congress September 24, 2015 Mr. Vice-President, Mr. Speaker, Honorable Members of Congress, Dear Friends, I am most grateful for your invitation to address this Joint Session of Congress in "the land of the free and…
Pope Francis at the White HouseSeptember 23, 2015Mr President,I am deeply grateful for your welcome in the name of all Americans. As the son of an immigrant family, I am happy to be a guest in this country, which was…
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Earth Ministry collaborated with Physicians for Social Responsibility to publish this OpEd by Father Stephen Sundborg, President of Seattle University, and Dr. Howard Frumpkin, Dean of the UW School of Public Health, which combines the message of Pope Francis’ encyclical…
Read More Pope Francis, science and government are reframing climate change
Local NPR interview with Earth Ministry's Jessie Dye speaking about the faith community’s role in protecting the “Thin Green Line” of the Northwest from fossil fuel projects, and the Pope’s encyclical and climate change. It also featured audio of Fr.…
Read More KOUW: “Pope’s Alarm Bell On Climate Change Heard In Puget Sound”
