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… families hike miles under the beating sun, hopeful their livestock can sip from a small plastic container, fed by a hose running high into the distant mountains. Today is a lucky day. …

… drought was in 1945. At one point during the procession, the figure was draped in transparent plastic to keep the rain off. …

… are involved in projects such as building native plant sanctuaries and implementing circular plastic waste programs. "When we feel that we're part of something bigger than ourselves, and …

… pendant in which a little red light blinked from the very center of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Plastic figurines predominate. Images of Mary and the saints adorn paper fans. It is all …

… water. Greenhouse gasses from burning fossil fuels building in the atmosphere. Degraded soil, plastic-filled oceans, melting glaciers, bleaching coral reefs, invasive species. "All this …

… deity outside space and time, our ally in the sky who will cure cancer and get the plastic bottles out of the ocean, just so long as we pray hard enough and give up treats for …

… has also encouraged parishes to start creation care teams and is working to reduce single-use plastics throughout the diocese. San Diego is one of at least 20 U.S. dioceses to enroll in the …

… 5. Why Catholics should divest from plastic in their closets … energy, discuss winding down their dependence on oil, the fossil fuel industry is banking on plastics in clothing as a growing revenue stream over the next 20 years. The moral call to divest …

… around sustainability and ecological spirituality. Suggested steps include reducing food and plastic waste, educating on environmental issues and utilizing clean energy. Becky Menich, a …

… clear of crime scene tape as it prepared to host a wake for one of its members, but the yellow plastic continued to encircle the rectory — the modest home next to the church. A stack of church …

… that first Carnival season after the flood in early 2006, dancing around the table, swirling plastic beads thrown from the parade floats, singing "steer me right … don't let me fall." I …

… which we later place in reusable glass jars to store in the panty at home. Instead of using plastic shopping and produce bags, we use our own cotton/mesh totes. Composting also has been a … We keep a small bucket on our kitchen counter. Now, instead of putting our leftovers into a plastic trash bag and then into the landfill, we give our food scraps (and other compostable …

… extent that all the people moved to the side of the road. They built shelters with sticks and plastic and had to go back and forth through waist-high water to get beds, bedding and cooking …

… industries or in restaurants and automobile companies. Most workers put up tents of tin and plastic at their worksite and stay in groups of four to five in unhygienic conditions. Most have …

… that we collect and then distribute. "You could call it — my favorite — the ministry of the plastic bucket," he said to laughs and clapping. Saligumba concluded, "How about we call it: the …

… it is taking action to reduce the environmental impact of the synod assembly. Making the event plastic free, eliminating waste, using only recycled paper and only when necessary are part of …

… of state's papers were disorganized and scattered, with some of Pius' documents kept in plastic containers in an attic storage space where heat and humidity were damaging them. …

… by PennEnvironment . The Shell cracker plant, located in Beaver County and producing 1 million plastic pellets a year, on its own is projected to emit 2.2 million tons of greenhouse gases … environmental challenges in the Pittsburgh area and beyond requires more "than giving up plastic for Lent" and "requires a full-blown conversion in our relationships": with one another, …

… Religions, encouraged faith leaders in attendance to support three more initiatives: the Plastics Treaty, the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (which more than 50 religious …

… Beyond finances, personal divestment is oftentimes thought of as a reductionary act — removing plastic products (the vast majority of which are derived from fossil fuels) from kitchens and … to be replaced with more sustainable options. Yet many people overlook a major source of plastic in their homes — the contents of their closets. According to Vogue Business , "4 in 5 … energy, discuss winding down their dependence on oil, the fossil fuel industry is banking on plastics in clothing as a growing revenue stream over the next 20 years . Production of synthetic …