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Honeybees emerge from the warmth of the hive to observe a beekeeper. (Charlie X. Constance)
Faith

In Advent, a beekeeper prepares for an uncertain nativity scene

A honeybee hive needs at least 60 pounds of honey to survive the winter. In this way, all their hoarding of honey from summer blooms has a purpose. With only 38 pounds of honey, I worry about my beehive.

People watch sand dredging work Oct. 22 in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Atlantic Shorefront Resiliency Project aims to construct a reinforced dune system designed to block storm surge. (AP/Julia Nikhinson)
Science

10 years after Sandy, coastal areas are still precarious — and even more populated

Some 94 million people live in coastal areas in the U.S., despite storms like Sandy. While communities have rebuilt after natural disasters, climate change and rising oceans present challenges to long-term planning.

Solar installers are seen on a residential home Oct. 14, 2016, in Scripps Ranch, California. (CNS/Reuters/Mike Blake)
Politics

Catholics in Puerto Rico pursue solar as preferred energy solution

Archbishop Roberto González Nieves has lent support to Queremos Sol, a coalition that advocates for renewable energy in Puerto Rico, focusing on rooftop solar. González has urged churches and schools to switch to solar.

Aerial shot of the Valley of the Gods in Bears Ears National Monument. (Creative Commons/Courtesy of Bureau of Land Management)
Justice

Across the US, Native Americans are fighting to preserve sacred land

"It's important that we unify, and we work together, and share the teachings to protect our sacred areas because once God, once our sacred and holy places are gone, we will no longer exist. Our religion will be gone forever," said one Native American activist.

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A little free newsstand to share 'Mother Nature News' in Texas

Inspired by the concept of the Little Free Library initiative that promotes free public book exchanges, I've put together a plan for a little free newsstand in front of my home called "Mother Nature News."

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Feature Series

2022 Advent Essays

EarthBeat's 2022 Advent essays will correspond to the Catholic Mass readings for each Sunday of Advent this year, with a focus on preparation, partnership, patience and promise.

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COP27 Egypt

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Advent Meditation with Laudato Si'

These Advent reflections by Arthur Jones, a former editor and publisher of NCR, was originally published by his parish, St. Vincent de Paul Parish Community in Baltimore.

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Reducing waste

Catholic parishes and communities are taking steps to reduce waste and change lifestyles.

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Small Earth Stories

Small Earth Stories reflect that moment when a reader began eating differently, heating or cooling their home more carefully, traveling with a smaller carbon footprint. Maybe it’s the story of that difficult climate conversation at the family cookout.

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Laudato Si' at Five

Five years after Pope Francis published his landmark encyclical on the environment, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," climate activists around the world are asking, Now what?

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What is loss and damage?

One of the key points being debated at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt is loss and damage from the impacts of climate change. The latest EarthBeat "Burning Question" explores what it is, what you should know and what the Catholic Church has said about it.

São Paulo Zoo, Brazil (Wikimedia Commons/Mike Peel, www.mikepeel.net)

Why is Francis of Assisi the patron saint of ecology?

Brian Roewe

What is the Season of Creation?

Brian Roewe

What does the Democrats' climate plan have to say about environmental justice?

Jesse Remedios

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