by Beth | Sep 16, 2007 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Unless there isn’t enough of it or a health crisis causes reconsideration of diet, most people don’t spend much time thinking about food. But hunger and health — our own and that of the increasingly stressed land — are reasons to think about...
by Beth | Sep 11, 2007 | Justice and Peace
An innovative green product is gaining a toehold in environmentally conscious pet supply stores. “Dogma Dog Beds”, manufactured at the EcoFiber facility of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Eugene, Oregon, recycle cotton fiber and mattress materials and...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 1, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
LORETO, Italy (Reuters) – Pope Benedict on Saturday led the Catholic Church’s first eco-friendly youth rally — where nearly everything used was biodegradable or recyclable — and urged his young listeners to shun “disposable love”....
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Sr. Margaret John Kelly, DC, served as a panelist sponsored by the US Bishops in educational campaign reminding people that environmental toxins emitted from lead, mercury and greenhouse gasses threaten not just the health of children and adults, but also that of...
by annaread | Jul 11, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
About the impact of bottled water on the environment, allwater.org says: The bottled water industry causes a severe strain on the environment, but solutions to this environmental damage significantly lessen the quality of water in the bottles. Not quite the effect...
