GreenFaith on Snowmageddon

“Snowmageddon” February 6, 2010

Dear Daniel,

It's been quite a winter.

Record blizzards in the United States.  Massive flooding in Pakistan and Australia. Millions of people forced to drink unsafe water.  Hundreds of thousands homeless. 

It seems like severe and dangerous storms are the new normal.  In fact, 90% of all natural disasters last year were directly related to weather.  And a recent study confirmed this pattern isn't part of "natural cycles" --- human activity is partly to blame.

Climate change is too big for any one person --- or one country --- to solve.  Government and business can't, and won't, do it on their own.  The earth needs religious support, because religion is one of the few forces on the planet big enough to tackle such a big problem. 

GreenFaith is the leader in rallying religious support for the environment.  We unite people from diverse traditions, and get them working together, to protect the earth. 

You can be a part of this great work.

We're reaching more people that ever.  We're organizing churches from Washington State to Texas to Maine, and synagogues from Florida to California.  We're working with Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist leaders. 

Your support will enable us to reach more congregations, to educate more leaders, to mobilize more action --- to help heal the planet. 

Won't you join us today?

In faith,



Rev. Fletcher Harper
Executive Director

Take a Bite Out of Global Warming

Take a Bite Out of Global Warming-Prepare for Spring with These Tips from The Center on Food Safety

Via Cool Foods Campaign

As spring and warmer weather approaches, it’s the perfect time of year to think about starting your own garden. The coolest foods are those you grow organically yourself, and fortunately you don’t have to be a rural homesteader to enjoy the benefits of home-grown produce. This spring, Cool Foods has compiled a resource guide for everyone who wants to commit to taking a bite out of global warming and grow some of their own food. Home grown foods cut down on “foodmiles”, processing, packaging, fertilizers and just about every other source of greenhouse gas emission in our food system. With minimal costs, even small gardens can significantly cut your produce costs. In our tough economic times, renewing America’s gardening tradition will offset our greenhouse gas emissions and your grocery bill - putting more money back in your wallet.

Whether you plant a few herbs or cultivate an entire garden, our guide will lend know-how to both city and country dwellers. There are many ways both urban and rural homes can be adapted to growing fresh, delicious, and healthy food with a miniscule carbon “foodprint”. The first step is committing to giving gardening a try! Once you’ve decided that this is the year to make a change, you will need to determine how much time and space you are willing to devote to your garden. Follow our guide to help you understand your options, decide what to plant, and track down your seeds. Let’s dig in!

Step 1: Deciding on your Garden Type

Step 2: Designing your Garden

Step 3: Deciding what to plant

Step 4: Preparing the Soil

Step 5: Planting & Harvesting

Step 6: Additional Resources for Locally Grown Produce

Step 7: Preserving your Produce

Step 8: Preparing for Next Year

The Green Supports the DRESS FOR SUCCESS event on February 27, 2011

In addition to the obvious benefits to the recipients of the clothiing, this is an important event for the Green Team, According to the non-profit Institute for Local Self-Reliance, textiles make up about four percent of the weight and eight percent of the volume of all municipal solid waste in the U.S. The commercial recycling company U’SAgain finds that some 85 percent of the 70 pounds of textiles the average American purchases each year ends up landfilled. That means the typical U.S. city with 50,000 residents has to pay (with local tax dollars) for the handling and disposal of some 3,000 tons of textiles every year. The shame of such waste is that textiles are so easy to recycle or otherwise find new uses for.

And if you just threw these clothes out, they would end up in the incinerator in Newark, thereby becoming part of the air we breathe.  The benefits of this opportunity are too good to pass up in so  many ways