St. Joan of Arc Eco-Spirituality Group

(Note: These links are provided 'as is' for general information. We have made every effort to ensure they are legitimate, but we can make no guarantees, since information on the internet is so fluid. In addition, while many of us have used the information from these links, we do not necessarily 'endorse' them. -- SJA Eco-Spirits.)

General	Minnesota Links & Organizations
Union of Concerned Scientists	Minnesota Chapter of Sierra Club
American Public Information on the Environment	Land Stewartship Project
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change	Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
Earth Charter	Fresh Energy
National Resources Defense Council	Take the Minnesota Energy Challenge
Environmental Defense Fund	Minnesota Senate Links to enviroment and natural resources issues site
Archdiocese OSJ Global Warming Team	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Global Warming 101 (The Will Steger Foundation's first initiative)	Clean Energy Resource Teams and the Next Step
Reduce Trash at Home	Congregations Caring for Creation
Composting Information - Beginners to Experts	Alliance for Sustainability
Want to get rid of all those packing peanuts? Peanut Hotline: 800.828.2241	Next Step: MN Sustainable Communities Network – publishes free on-line MN Sustainable Communities newsletter
Minnesota Joint Religious Legislative Coalition - 2001 "Day on the Hill"	MN Climate Change Advisory Group Report
The Second Harvest Food Bank	Resource for buying local food
Energy Star Guidebook for Congregations	Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Ecology resources to transform faith and society	Green Routes - Journeys with First Nations
Free weekly email subscription available	Healthy Legacy
Online environmental news magazine
EWG: Body Burden - adults
EWG: Body Burden 2 – babies
EWG: Human Toxome Project – Mapping Pollution in People
EWG: Heavy Metals “Overloaded”
EWG: BPA Linked to Heart Disease, Diabetes, Liver Problems
EWG: Teen Girls' Body Burden of Hormone-Altering Cosmetics Chemicals
Chemicals, Cancer & You (Devra Davis’ interview to listen to!)
Environmental Connections: A Deeper Look into Mental Illness/Obesity…etc. articles con’t.
Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center
Healthy Child, Healthy World
www.foodnews.org
www.healthytoys.org
www.cosmeticsdatabase.org
www.pesticideinfo.org
Short 16 min. awareness video
National / International Links & Organizations	Brian Swimme
Website that illustrates carbon dioxide emissions around the world	Brian Swimme’s website
National Religious Partnership for the Environment	Interview with Brian Swimme in What is Enlightenment?
United Nations Environmental Programs	Excerpt from The Universe is a Green Dragon
Photographs illustrating America’s mass consumption addiction	Brian Swimme biography and resources
North American Coalition for Christianity and Ecology	U.S. Catholic magazine interview with Brian Swimme
West Coast faith-based environmental organization
National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Programs
Earthkeeping News Newsletter from Network Alliance of Congregations Caring for the Earth
World Population Balance Organization
Sierra Club
Connections to St. Joan of Arc	Publications and Journals
Brian Swimme - Cosmology and Eco-Spirituality (Eco-Spirituality Video Series)	Environment, Conservation, and Ecology Journals
Review of books relating to eco-spirituality and the new cosmology	Ecology and Society
Article on class which discussed Swimme’s The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos	Grist: Environmental News and Commentary
Article on class discussion of Swimme’s The Earth’s Imagination	Yes
	Green Guide
	Worldwatch Institute
	Environmental News Network
	E/The Environmental Magazine
Archived Articles, Homilies and Meeting Minutes
Articles	Homilies
Report from Eco-Spirituality Committee on 2001 Food Survey and Sustainable Food Resources	"A New Theology For a New Age", Fr. George Wertin Homily, November 17, 2002
"Eco-Spirituality Committee: Then and Now"	Jack Heckelman September 28, 2003 Homily
Catholic Global Warming Event at Pax Christi Parish	"Environmental, Religious and Political Values", Jim Farrell Homily, September 17, 2006
Meeting Between Eco-Spirituality Committee and Sister Parish Delegation from Tierra Nueva Dos (TNII), July 27, 2007	Eco-Spirituality Meeting Minutes
Original Blessing Book Discussion	2007 - 11 - 07
Zero Waste at 2007 Cabaret	2007 - 12 - 10
The Left Field Garden Project 2003	2008 - 02 - 20
Global Warming Movie, Friday December 1, 2006	2008 - 08 - 18
	2008 - 09 - 17
	2008 - 10 - 27

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