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A Canadian View: Climate Change In Canada
As we examine the urgent need to address climate change, I’d like to look at how it is affecting Canada.
Paris Agreement Withdrawal by the U.S. “Deeply Troubling”
Last week, it didn’t matter what faith you follow...when the President of the United States made the decision to...
Use Your Influence to Save the Planet
As Pope Francis reminds us, persons living in poverty are most affected by climate change. Here’s an opportunity to advocate for them (and our world) in the spirit of Laudato Si and in faithfulness to our Vincentian charism. Save the Planet! I am sure many of you have...
175 nations sign International climate change agreement
Sr. Teresa Kotturan, (second from right) U.N. representative of the Sisters of Charity Federation attended the Paris climate change meetings, held Nov. 30 to Dec. 12. It is with great joy that what she witnessed will now be signed in a ceremony at the United Nations....
World Leaders Invited to Paris Agreement (COP 21) Signing Ceremony
"The world's leaders are invited to the Paris Agreement Signing Ceremony of the 21st Conference of parties (COP21) at the United Nations on April 22, 2016," says Sister Teresa Kotturan, Sisters of Charity Federation representative to the U.N. The signing event will be...
Encourage World Leaders to Sign Climate Change Agreement
On December 11, 195 nations reached an agreement in Paris which could save the planet—The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This Agreement, however, will not take effect unless a sufficient number of member states officially sign onto it between...
Federation – The stand against climate change
The stand against climate change Written by Krishna Magalona, Intern with the Sisters of Charity Federation from the College of Mount Saint Vincent The road to Paris has been a long one, faced with global and local difficulties. The 2015 Paris Climate Change...
Vincentian Family mobilizes on climate change
The Vincentian Family mobilizes on climate change and will be there when New York City will host the largest climate march in history according to the organizers of The Peoples Climate March.
Catholic Consultation on Climate Change
Catholic scholars, U.S. bishops and Catholic leaders from around the Washington region will discuss the moral and religious implications of global climate change and environmental justice at a November 8-10 symposium at The Catholic University of America (CUA). "A...
Changing climate of climate change discussion
Will Sandy change climate change conversations? CBS News High-profile figures like Bloomberg, Cuomo and Clinton speaking candidly and practically about climate change suggests a change of pace among public officials. But will the dialogue on extreme weather and...
Climate change study forces sceptical scientists to change minds
In a startling reversal Prof Richard Muller considers himself a converted sceptic following the Koch Foundation funded study's surprise results according to The Guardian of London The Earth's land has warmed by 1.5C over the past 250 years and "humans are almost...