Caps to Benches
Working with the Girl Scout troops that visit EarthConnection, we are excited to announce our Bottle Caps to Benches project.
Continue readingWorking with the Girl Scout troops that visit EarthConnection, we are excited to announce our Bottle Caps to Benches project.
Continue readingEvery four years the federal government is required to release a National Climate Assessment report. The first report was released under the Obama administration in 2014 and led to bold policies to tackle climate change.
Continue readingHurricanes Maria, Harvey, Florence, Typhoon Mangkhut, the Indonesian Earthquake, the devastating fires in California and continuing droughts throughout countries in Africa and Europe as well as in Australia and India are wake-up calls to the reality that climate change is not something that will happen in the future, but that
Continue readingWe would like to share with you a short two-minute video on the building of EarthConnection and the recent projects that the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati have taken to reduce their carbon footprint.
Continue readingMany people are unaware of the critical role that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has played in safeguarding the natural environment and protecting the health of U.S. citizens since it was founded on December 2, 1970, under the administration of President Richard Nixon. The following is a brief overview of
Continue readingGuest Post by American Dream It is our pleasure to share with you a recent blog post from American Dream. American Dream will be doing a presentation on Solar Energy for your Home, here at EarthConnection, on September 14 at 7 pm. They are a locally owned company with strong
Continue readingIn her most recent book entitled NO Is Not Enough, author and activist Naomi Klein asserts that “our historical moment demands more: a credible and inspiring “yes,” a roadmap to reclaiming the populist ground from those who would divide us – one that sets a bold course for winning the
Continue readingThe United States joined more than 190 countries in signing the Paris Agreement and publicly professing our willingness to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. At the opening of the Paris meeting in December of 2015 President Obama addressed the gathering. “I have come here personally”, he said, “as the
Continue readingNow more than ever those who can read the signs of the times and accept the science of climate change must move from passivity to activity. Although climate change is certainly a global issue, actions must begin at the local level, in our own backyards. Mayors are in the forefront
Continue readingThe quote above summarizes so clearly the world we are called to see today. I remember once reading that we can live in a house of mirrors where everything we believe is reflected back to us or a house of windows where reality changes moment by moment. To deny climate
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