David Hales
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About David Hales:
David Hales served as President of the College of the Atlantic, Chair and President of Second Nature, the managing organization of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, and as Director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He led environmental policy and sustainability programs for the US Agency for International Development. As a diplomat, he has represented the USA in numerous negotiations on climate change, urban affairs and policy, and biodiversity. He served in the Carter administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior. He was the first American to serve as Chair of the World Heritage Convention.
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Program Blog
A Statement from the Parliament of the World's Religions by David Hales, Chair of the Climate Action Task Force and Trustee of the Board Dr. Larry Greenfield, Executive Director Dr. Robert P. Sellers, Chair of the Board FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Parliament of the World’s Religions Condemns...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Interfaith Organizations Protest the President’s Executive Order on Coal and Environmental Rollbacks SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO (March 30, 2017) -- President Donald Trump’s actions this week to reverse the steady progress being made in confronting the challenge of climate...
Parliament Blog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Molly Horan, Director of Communications • +1-312-971-3067 Parliament Calls for Universal Rejection of Trump Censorship A Public Statement from David F. Hales, Trustee of the Parliament and Chair of the Parliament of the World’s Religions Climate Action Task Force...
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Letter to COP 24 2018 Meeting on UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Hon. Michał Kurtyka COP 24 President-designate Secretary of State Ministry of...
ROME - With the Synod of Bishops on young people now in the rearview mirror, attention in Rome is being turned toward next year’s special synod on the Amazon, which one prelate says is a reflection of the pope’s deep commitment to developing an integral ecology.
In an interview with Crux, Bishop Vilson Basso of Imperatriz, located in an industrial region of northeastern Brazil, said he believes next year’s synod on the Amazon is “the dream of Pope Francis with Laudato Si, to put at the center of the Church’s concern, and that of the world, care of our common home.”
“We need the care of the whole world, that it be a place where everyone can live,” Basso said, adding that “this is integral ecology. The care of the earth and the care of the person, that they can have life, and an abundant life.”
Full Article: https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2018/11/02/brazil-bishop-says-popes-eco-agenda-will-loom-large-in-amazon-synod/
On the 4th Anniversary of Laudato si', the Catholic Bishops of California issued a apstoral statement on Care of Our Common home. The statement says, in part:
To Pastoral leaders and Catholic institutions. Encourage the faithful to take the St. Francis Pledge to pray, act and advocate for solutions to climate disruption. Integrate the messages of Laudato Si’ in our worship and share practical tools of teaching that proclaim the encyclical’s themes. Examine opportunities to adopt practices that promote renewable energy, divestment from fossil fuels, water conservation, and environmental health and social initiatives with special attention to the needs of the poor and excluded.
The full statement is available at https://www.cacatholic.org/
The Webinar today involved some 1100 people from 67 countries, and diverse religions and faith affiliations:
We will have many of the questions from the webinar up here in the near future.