Posted On : July 9, 2009 10:54 AM | Posted By : Webmaster
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A delegation of leaders from Canadian churches, indigenous communities and other groups that toured northern Alberta May 21 to 27 expressed concern that the rapid rate of exploration and expansion of the oil sands industry there has outpaced efforts to curb their environmental, health, and social impacts.
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Posted On : July 9, 2009 10:50 AM | Posted By : Webmaster
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Gathering firewood, cooking meals, cleaning the house, working in the fields, taking care of children. For women in the global south, there is always more to do. Double that if you are also looking after someone at home with a chronic illness.
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Posted On : August 13, 2008 2:16 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
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Caring for the environment 'a moral imperative,' says bishop
Climate change affecting 'the poorest of the poor'
Anglican bishops gathered here for the Lambeth Conference are preparing a statement expressing their concern for the devastating effects of climate change which they say are affecting the world's poorest countries the most and urging churches to advocate for the environment as a moral imperative.
Churches have "no option" but to care for "God's environment" because "this is our core business theologically," Bishop George Browning, of the diocese of Canberra and Goulburn told a press conference.
The full article can be found here
