I teach 2nd grade, and we went on a field trip to Eco-cycle in Boulder (see photos below). I thought I’d share a bit about that, and what we’re doing with kids at our school regarding recycling. Eco-cycle is an interesting place to visit if you’ve never been. The facility sorts and bales plastic, aluminum, […]
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The Global Climate Strike on Friday, September 20, 2019, is a world-wide opportunity to peacefully take to the streets and call for swift, measurable action to address the global climate crisis. This historic event will take place as part of a weekend of events leading up to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit in New […]
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On September 20th, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, young people and adults will strike all across the United States and the world to demand transformative action be taken to address the climate crisis. Millions of us will take to the streets to demand a right to a future, and you are […]
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In the book Embracing Wholeness: An Earth Perspective For Covenantal Living, Jessica Stonecypher begins with an affirmation that everything that God has created is good. It is our world around us that God has created, and it is abundant and magnificent. It is not possible to honor the holy spirit without honoring the world that […]
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Our church library is a great resource for learning more about climate change, and the connection between our faith and our stewardship of the Earth. One example: Praying with the Earth: A Prayerbook for Peace by John Philip Newell. Here’s an excerpt: May the deep blessings of earth be with us. May the fathomless soundings […]
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This is urgent: the majority of recyclables in the United States have to be thrown away. Several non-profit sites, GrownNYC.org to name one, point out that eighty percent of recycling in the USA is thrown away because of contamination. With contamination, recyclables cannot be processed into new and clean material. Here is a list of […]
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Are you as disturbed as I am by the images we are seeing regarding plastic pollution? Many places I hike or camp these days in Colorado have bits of plastic garbage here and there that I pick up. I visited the Padre Island National Sea Shore with my sister recently, and they were handing out […]
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We Are The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For…. You have been telling people that this is the Eleventh Hour, now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour. And there are things to be considered… Where are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you in […]
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Did you know that First UMC of Boulder has formed a Green Team? It’s true! And this is our first weekly installment of the new Climate Connect blog that we will publish every Wednesday. This blog will provide you with information about the work our Green Team is doing and how you can participate in […]
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