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Category Archives: Creation Care
Why worthy charities frequently stumble and fall
A group of our friends led a wonderful start-up that was trying to bring new perspectives to the environmental cause and reach faith-based constituencies who were not traditional supporters of these concerns. They had the plan worked out on paper, … Continue reading
Greenpeace Activists Paint “Quit Coal” On Chicago Coal Plant Smokestack
Victimless civil disobedience in Chicago, where eight Greenpeace daredevils painted “Quit Coal” on a local smokestack. As a nation we still rely heavily on coal, a power source that produces many victims. Check out the time-elapse video of the painting job.
Posted in Creation Care, Environment, Environmental Health, Jim Jewell
Tagged coal, creation care, Environment, Greenpeace
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A helpful but incomplete book: my review of Mere Environmentalism, by Steven Hayward
My review of Mere Environmentalism, a small book by conservative writer and policy analyst Steven Hayward, is now appearing in Flourish magazine. It is a helpful, but incomplete, view of Christians in environmental work, which presents the clear distinctions between … Continue reading
Overcoming the dangerous myth of world overpopulation; a move toward pro-life environmental action
Most of my adult lifetime one of the most common truisms among those who care about the people of the world has been that the population is growing so fast that it will soon outstrip available food, space, natural resources, … Continue reading
What is clean energy and how can I get some?
The problem of producing enough energy has always forced leaders and civilizations into a position of making sweeping moral choices and to pit nation against nation and people against people. There is always a price to pay for energy. Throughout most … Continue reading
The American Bald Eagle: A successful story of environmental protection
This dramatic picture from Florida’s Caloosahatchee River by my old friend and former colleague David Singer brings to mind the great success story involving America’s national symbol, the bald eagle. The bald eagle was chosen June 20, 1782 as the … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Creation Care, Environment, Jim Jewell
Tagged American Eagle, creation care, endangered species, Environment
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An argument for screen-free Sundays
Here’s something to think about: screen-free Sundays. If you’re like me, you’ve already come up with a number of reasons that doesn’t sound too appealing. But check out the article on reducing screen time, at the Flourish Blog, and join me in thinking about … Continue reading
Posted in Creation Care, Environment, Environmental Health, Family, Jim Jewell
Tagged creation care, Environment, family, screen time, simple living, Sunday, television
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If only I would: my creation care resolutions for 2011
(Cross-posted at Flourish) I am over 50 years old, but my environmental sensibility is young. It has only been about five years since I realized that as a Christian I needed to take more seriously both my personal impact on … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Creation Care, Environment, Family, Green Tips, Holidays, Jim Jewell
Tagged Christianity, creation care, Environment, holidays, New Year Resolutions
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The worst and best car commutes
How does your commute compare to others? Is your city among the worst commutes in the nation? Or are you fortunate to live in a place where the trip to work is a breeze? An analysis of commuting costs and … Continue reading
Posted in Creation Care, Environment, Green Tips, Jim Jewell
Tagged commuting, Energy efficiency, Environment, transportation costs, walkability
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The nuances of the evangelical environmental movement: in Slate magazine.
Slate magazine has been poking around the evangelical environmental movement, which has been a focus of my attention the last five years. The article appears today. It presents different viewpoints, ideologies, and strategies within the movement, but suggests that we’re … Continue reading
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