Two Steps Forward… (February Newsletter)
In a time when there’s tension between justice and love, how do we fight the hatred without becoming one who hates? Here on the local level, where neighbors have to…
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A 12-Step Program for a Healthy Mind and Environment in Today’s World
While digesting the recent election results, I’ve considered how to cope and to protect what we value. Here is my tentative 12-step program. Accept the Electoral College result, but…
Faith, Policy, and the Environment: Interview with Chairman Sharon Bulova
Chairman Sharon Bulova is the current chairman of the Fairfax County board of Supervisors. First elected in 2009, Chairman Bulova has served the County of Fairfax for three terms, where…
Will You Act?
Now it is more important than ever to act. Read on to learn more about participating locally on a globally urgent issue. The front page of the Washington Post’s Sunday…
Fairfax County, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change: What’s Up
There have been real, important successes on climate change in Fairfax County – and much still to be done. Fairfax County Public Schools are stellar examples of committed…
Success! January Newsletter
Take Action Today The new nominee for the EPA, Scott Pruitt, falls short of being a moral candidate for this position. He denies the existence of climate change, and has…
One World: An Essay in Images
Each of us in Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions has come to the organization from different faith traditions and from very different perspectives. To me the call to enjoy, protect,…
December, the Month of Giving
It’s hard to say what will happen to our country in January. Federal action on climate change may well be paused, at a critical time when we’re reaching a global…
Faith, Policy, and the Environment: Interview with Delegate Alfonso Lopez
Delegate Alfonso Lopez lives in Arlington, where he’s served in Virginia and federal politics for nearly 20 years as an Obama Administration political appointee and a Kaine Administration cabinet-level…
To Garden by Kathryn House
Tending a 3 raised-bed garden has changed the way I think about food. It has given me a lens through which to reflect more broadly on community, justice, faith,…
11th Congressional District Statement
This week, we asked the candidate for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District to describe his plans to protect creation. The candidate (and Democratic incumbent) is Gerry Connolly, who runs unopposed this…
8th Congressional district statements
This week, we asked the candidates for Virginia’s 8th Congressional District to describe their plans to protect creation. The candidates are Don Beyer, the Democratic incumbent, and Charles Hernick, the…