by John Freund, CM | Nov 12, 2012 | Justice and Peace
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...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2012 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
What distinguishes DePaul’s sustainability efforts is the Vincentian mission. For DePaul, the values of the sustainable learning community are not new but the logical extension of its strategic plan, Vision twenty 12released on March 4, 2006. Four objectives under the...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 29, 2012 | Justice and Peace
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...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 25, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County offers an innovative program that provides jobs, lowered electricity costs and help to those who are poor that sounds like a winning trifecta. “Frederic Ozanam was tired of simply walking past people on the...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2012 | Disasters and Responses, Justice and Peace, News
Oil Companies That Caused Climate Change Now Fear Its Financial Impacts We all know oil companies make an amazing amount of money ($33.5 billion in 2012 first quarter profits by the Big Five alone) selling gasoline and other petroleum products to the world. The U.S....
