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… the 1960s: dress shirts tucked into khakis, neatly combed and outdated hairstyle, nondescript plastic-rim glasses. His walk is hunched and halting. He talks with a grandfatherly pace, volume …

… that start from the ground blow almost constantly, with their dusty gales carrying clothes, plastic, papers and other light materials into the sky. Herders must tighten up their shuka …

… commitment to the environment. Long before it was fashionable, Charles denounced plastic pollution in the oceans. He was also ahead of other world leaders in warning about global … effects of pollution in all its cancerous forms" and pointed to the problem of "indestructible plastic containers." He took up the challenge of climate change long before others. "We're busily …

… siding on the east side" of the church, "sending it all over the center of town." Also, "the plastic shield outside on the large Holy Family stained-glass window broke, but so did the plastic shields of the United Church beside us." The sign in front of the church also splintered …

… with Rise St. James. She also talked about her fight against the construction of a massive plastics plant in St. James Parish, part of "Cancer Alley." On Sept. 14, the factory was blocked …

… businesses or rallying other young people to convince companies to stop producing single-use plastic bottles and bags. Andrea, a young Italian in jail for murder but given permission to …

… the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) had issued for the proposed Formosa Plastics Group complex in the town of Welcome. The majority Black town is situated in a corridor … one of the largest chemical complexes in the world, would make chemicals used in products like plastic bottles, grocery bags, polyester clothing, antifreeze and playground equipment. In a …

… Lady of the Angels on a recent Sunday, Fr. Adrián Vázquez led parishioners seated in pews and plastic chairs in celebrating 10 a.m. Mass, flanked by piles of rubble from the sanctuary left …

… at Sunday Masses Sept. 4. Suggestions for Sept. 6 are using cloth bags instead of single-use plastic and declining to use a straw when drinking a beverage. Sept. 29 recognizes the feast of …

… societal level, from pastors preaching on creation themes, to ways to reduce food, water and plastic waste, to programs to assist people lacking energy or clean water access. The creation …

… protect the environment," including tree planting, and campaigning for cleaning cities of thin plastics and for effective waste management systems. "In the Diocese of Morogoro, we had already …

… energy in church buildings, utilize green building technologies and abolish single-use plastic to slow climate change. "Africa being the continent with the majority of young people in …

… the major driver of climate change. They also asked for church gatherings to ditch single-use plastics and replace them with reusable materials, and to encourage more recycling, less waste …

… threats facing the seas and communities that live near them. Roughly 11 million tons of plastic enter the ocean each year . UNESCO estimates 30-35% of critical marine habitats, like … on the conservation of marine biological areas beyond national jurisdiction and addressing plastic pollution in the oceans. Improving the health of oceans is one piece of a wider global …

… from floods of filth and garbage, our planet drowned in greenhouse gas emissions and toxic plastics. My worries swim in news reports of natural disasters and human-caused catastrophes. The …

… the nearby Mbagathi River. "We want to make sure that our parks do not have any waste such as plastics and anything else that should not be there," Papa Prince, program manager for the … which we are called to protect. There are several issues which we need to tackle, but I think plastic waste is the most troubling. For me, it is the biggest crisis in the world today," …

… we preach," including through divestment from fossil fuels and reducing their own pollution, plastic waste and carbon footprints. Stockholm+50 marks the 50th anniversary of the first world … target, according to the International Energy Agency — and to reduce pollution, especially plastic waste, in public events, to amplify voices of Indigenous, elderly, women and youth, and …

… the loggerhead sea turtle, around since the time of the dinosaurs, who said, "I often mistake plastics floating in the ocean and plumes of oil from oil spills for my food. When I eat them, I …

… to protect her community, culture and faith by standing up to major companies, like Formosa Plastics and Wanhua Chemicals. She encouraged them to "never doubt that you are called, too." "As …

… donations included blankets and sleeping bags, boxes of bandages and pallets wrapped in black plastic and labeled "hygiene." Next to a hill of new, plastic-wrapped beds that could fill a shelter for the displaced, there were four opened boxes of …