As part of an 'Operation Noah Day' event, the primary school children of the Hampshire village, Hartley Wintney, will unfurl a giant petition for their local MP James Arbuthnot, calling on the Government to protect their future. The children will present the petition to Mr Arbuthnot on Friday 4th July at St John's Church.
Two new study guides on the Church and
the environment are published this week including Operation Noah's "Beyond the Flood and the Rainbow".
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/stgud321.html
Organisations campaigning on climate change need to learn the
lessons of the anti-slavery and anti-apartheid movements, says Ann
Pettifor. By focusing on individuals rather than governments,
initiatives such as the recent Energy Saving Day are bound to fail in
their bid to reduce emissions, she argues.
Originally published on the BBC Green Room website, 6 May 2008.
The Operation Noah board is up for election, and you have a chance of participating in that
process. If you wish to stand for election you could help to lead this growing
movement of campaigners based in, or linked to faith organisations. Find out more about how to nominate board members or stand for the board yourself.
A letter from Mark Dowd to the Rt Rev Dr Peter Forster in response to his remarks on climate change as reported by Ekklesia on 29th May. (See
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/7198)
A coalition
of some of Britain's
biggest environmental and development groups has warned the Government that its
biofuel policy risks doing more harm than good in the fight against climate
change and global poverty.
Two
Catholic environment campaigners (Operation Noah's Mark Dowd and BBC Mary Colwell) respond to Austin Williams' accusation of "creeping Malthusian misanthropy" in last week's Tablet and explain why addressing global warming is
essential to the survival of humanity
