Life of the Land

An Inconvenient Truth (November 5, 2006), Religious Discussion (November 5, 2006)

Interfaith Power and Light discussion re An Inconvenient Truth. What can the religious community do?
Sunday November 5 at 1:00 pm. Weaver Hall, Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Avenue, Honolulu

This informative documentary about one of today's most debated topics presents compelling scientific evidence that humanity is sitting on a time bomb. If the vast majority of the world¹s scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced. A catastrophe we have helped create. It offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man¹s commitment to expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on an all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change.

Climate Change, Spirituality & Religion

Eco-Justice Ministries is an independent, ecumenical agency that helps churches answer the call to care for all of God's creation, and
develop ministries that are faithful, relevant and effective in working toward social justice and environmental sustainability.

The mission of California Interfaith Power and Light (CIPL) is to be faithful stewards of Creation by responding to global warming through the promotion of energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy. This ministry intends to protect the earth's ecosystems, safeguard public health, and ensure sufficient, sustainable energy for all.  California Interfaith Power and Light is the first of many statewide Interfaith Power and Light organizations in the United States. The Regeneration Project (TRP) is the national office for the Interfaith Power and Light program. TRP is devoted to deepening the connection between ecological stewardship and faith. TRP's goal is to galvanize a religious response to global warming and to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation.

National Interfaith Power and Light movement
Welcome to The Regeneration Project and our Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) campaign. We are an interfaith ministry devoted to deepening the connection between ecology and faith. Our goal is to help people of faith recognize and fulfill their responsibility for the stewardship of creation. Specifically, the IPL campaign is mobilizing a national religious response to global warming while promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation. People of faith have an opportunity to put their faith into action and help reduce the devastating effects of global warming. 

Evangelical Climate Initiative (ECI)    Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action.    Preamble: As American evangelical Christian leaders, we recognize both our opportunity and our responsibility to offer a biblically based moral witness that can help shape public policy in the most powerful nation on earth, and therefore contribute to the well-being of the entire world.1 Whether we will enter the public square and offer our witness there is no longer an open question. We are in that square, and we will not withdraw.  

Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good. A Statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The continuing debate about how the United States is responding to questions and challenges surrounding global climate change is a test and an opportunity for our nation and the entire Catholic community. As bishops, we are not scientists or public policymakers. We enter this debate not to embrace a particular treaty, nor to urge particular technical solutions, but to call for a different kind of national discussion. Much of the debate on global climate change seems polarized and partisan. Science is too often used as a weapon, not as a source of wisdom. Various interests use the airwaves and political process to minimize or exaggerate the challenges we face. The search for the common good and the voices of poor people and poor countries sometimes are neglected.
At its core, global climate change is not about economic theory or political platforms, nor about partisan advantage or interest group pressures. It is about the future of God's creation and the one human family. It is about protecting both "the human environment" and the natural environment. It is about our human stewardship of God's creation and our responsibility to those who come after us. With these reflections, we seek to offer a word of caution and a plea for genuine dialogue as the United States and other nations face decisions about how best to respond to the challenges of global climate change.


The First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, A Unitarian Universalist Welcoming Congregation, 2500 Pali Highway Honolulu, Hawaii 96817. Statement on Global Warming


The Coalition for the Environment and Jewish Life and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs have launched a nationwide campaign to address the climate change crisis.

Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC): Climate Change Partnership  Climate change or ‘global warming,’ is likely to lead to many economic, humanitarian and social problems of the future.  It is already leading to the extinction of some species, the flooding of low-lying areas, increased poverty in many countries, agricultural problems due to changes in rainfall and the spread of tropical diseases.  Under ARC’s Climate Change Partnership Initiative several major world religions have launched schemes to use their influence to press for urgent government action. They have also pledged to do their own environmental audits and recommend their followers to do the same.

Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN)  is a unique evangelical ministry whose purpose is to "declare the Lordship of Christ over all creation" (Col. 1:15-20). EEN was formed because we recognize many "environmental" problems are fundamentally spiritual problems. EEN's flagship publication, Creation Care magazine, provides you with biblically informed and timely articles on topics ranging from how to protect your loved ones against environmental threats to how you can more fully praise the Creator for the wonder of His creation.    Hurricanes, Climate Change, and the Poor     Climate Change / Global Warming Briefing

The United Church of Christ's (UCC) Environment & Energy Task Force was created in 2005, based on two resolutions passed by General Synod.  The energy section of the Environment and Energy Task Force comes from a separate Synod resolution, and the energy theme will be addressed by a specially recruited group of task force members working with Phil Cook.   Many denominations and faith groups are giving attention to matters of energy use, energy resources, and renewable energy -- especially as those relate to the urgent problem of global climate change. This task force section will certainly pay attention to those concerns.   The very specific and unique interest of this group, though, is the problem of "peak oil" -- the rapidly-approaching time when global oil production begins to decline. The closely associated problem is the time when global oil consumption exceeds global oil production. Both of these occurrences will drive oil prices sharply higher, trigger supply problems and shortages, and cause many social disruptions.   The charge of the Energy Task Force is to look at ways in which the church -- and the United Church of Christ in particular -- can help address the social, economic and environmental problems that will arise in the post-peak oil world.

The Interfaith Alliance of Hawaii  The purpose of The Interfaith Alliance Hawaii is to promote a positive and healing role in Hawaii with people of faith, good will and aloha, encouraging civic participation, facilitating community activism, and exposing religious and political extremism.

Life of the Land is a  Hawaii-based, Hawaii-focused environmental and community action group. Founded in 1970, the mission of Life of the Land is to preserve and protect the life of the land through sustainable land use and energy policies and to promote open government through research, education, advocacy and, when necessary, litigation. We believe that people are part of the environment. We are known for research, research, research. We cover complex issues such as genetic engineering, climate change, and quality of life issues. LOL is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. We do not attend fundraisers, testify for/against political and/or administrative candidates, nor do we rank candidates. We work on issues not people.

Contact: Life of the Land, 76 North King Street, Suite 203, Honolulu, Hawaii  96817, Email: lifeoftheland@hotmail.com Executive Director: Henry Curtis, henry@lifeoftheland.net * Assistant Executive Director: Kat Brady, katbrady@hotmail.com

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