1. Global Warming — Somehow I hadn’t heard much about global warming for a stretch, but this week a new headline caught my attention–Ice melting across globe at accelerating rate, NASA says (Emanuella Grinberg, CNN.com, 16 Dec ‘08).
Between 1.5 trillion and 2 trillion tons of ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted at an accelerating rate since 2003, according to NASA scientists, in the latest signs of what they say is global warming.
2. Green News — This blog does not seek to be your sole source of environmental info; that’s why we offer links to other orgs that can do this quite effectively. Personally, I recommend subscribing to the Grist email service.
However, some AEA readers may find ZapRoot a quick and fun way to get your green news (for those old enough to get decent rates on rental cars, the video work may cause seizures).
The main benefit of watching on their website is the extensive list of sites that are referenced in the short videos (example). But if you subscribe to ZapRoot on iTunes, the headings will make a lot more sense, so content is easier to find and return to.
3. GC Youth Ministry — The Jan/Feb/Mar 2009 edition of Accent (GC Youth Ministries resource mag), says to “go green.” On page 14, Corrado Cozzi reports on the AMiCUS International Student Congress that AEA high-lighted back in October. Nearly 400 university students were in Bucharest, Romania for the event.
Were any of our readers there? If so, what was your experience?
Some of the questions Cozzi’s article asks:
- What can I do in my little “world”?
- Is the warming up of the planet a sign of the end?
- Should we preserve biodiversity?
- Was Ellen G. White green?
The article concludes, “I have no conclusion other than this: To get up and do our best to continue the job description God gave us in Eden in order to care for His creation. And remember: He never ordered us to stop. Never!”
Thumbs up to Cozzi and the European leadership!
Get a copy of the mag and share it with church leaders near you. Can’t find a copy? Ask.
Filed under: Adventists, green news | Tagged: Adventists, global warming
