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Why Pope Francis focused on environment in Ecuador
2015-07-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Pope Francis is appealing for better care of the Amazon rain forest and the indigenous people who live there, as he wraps up the Ecuador leg of his South America trip. The tapping of natural resources, which are so abundant in Ecuador, must not be concerned with short-term benefits, Pope Francis said Tuesday. As stewards of these riches which we have received, we have an obligation toward society as a whole, and toward future generations. Ecuador is a key example of the tensions between...
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Pope Francis, science and government are reframing climate change
2015-07-06 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Seattle Times: THE long-anticipated encyclical by Pope Francis to the world on the environment was released mid-June. The Lancet Commission, a distinguished United Kingdom-based health body, the following week released its report on health and climate change. The next day, the White House hosted a summit on the same subject. Will this unprecedented alignment of key official voices -- religious, scientific and governmental -- change the conversation on ecological destruction and whom it impacts? Pope Francis...
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Pope Clashes With Republicans Over Climate Change And Poor
2015-07-06 00:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquisitr: Leaders in the Roman Catholic Church urged Republican presidential candidates to follow the edicts of Pope Francis and focus their attention on climate change and income inequality. Last weeks announcement from Iowa bishops is the first time a U.S. Catholic bishop has pressed politicians to listen to Pope Francis`s edicts, according to the Business Insider. He has called on political leaders to have "profound political courage." Although the Pope agrees with the traditional Republican stance...
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Ecuador first stop on Pope tour, highlights environment exhortation
2015-07-03 17:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: It is one of the most biodiverse nations on earth, boasting the Amazon rainforest, Andean mountains and the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution. Yet with a heavy reliance on oil and mining, Ecuador, where Pope Francis begins his South America tour this weekend, is a prime example of tensions between politics, business and the environment at the heart of last month's landmark encyclical. In the first papal document dedicated to the environment, the Argentine-born...
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Catholic leaders press GOP to heed pope on climate, poor
2015-07-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Roman Catholic leaders in the early voting state of Iowa implored candidates for president Thursday to take up Pope Francis call for profound political courage by focusing their campaigns as much on improving the environment and income inequality as they have on opposing gay marriage and abortion in past elections. The vocal pivot from such traditional social issues marks the first time U.S. Catholic bishops have publicly asked those seeking the White House to heed the admonitions of Francis...
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