Earth
As
Ally:
Facing
Climate
Change
Together


September
17
–
19,
2010



Presenters
at
our
conference
recommended
these
resources.
They
are
grouped

according
to
who
selected
them.
Most
are
available
via
the
internet.



From
Luke
Gascho:



Gascho
is
Merry
Lea’s
executive
director.
He
gave
the
opening
address,
“The
Climate

Change
Challenge:
How
Greenhouse
Gases
will
Affect
the
Church
of
the
21st

Century.”

He
also
led
discussion
sessions.





Climate
Change:
Studies
and
References
(web
based)

James
Hansen’s
web
pages
with
climate
change
data
and
charts
‐

http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1

http://www.columbia.edu/~mhs119

http://stormsofmygrandchildren.com



NOAA
Climate
Services
website
with
data
charts
and
news
articles
‐

http://www.climate.gov/#climateWatch



Alastair
McIntosh’s
web
page
with
supporting
information
for
his
work
and
books.

http://www.alastairmcintosh.com



Climate
Interactive
‐
calculators
and
simulations
on
climate
change
issues
‐

http://www.climateinteractive.org



Climate
change
data
and
scientific
information
in
a
concise
format
from

Schlumberger
Excellence
in
Educational
Development,
Inc.
‐

http://www.seed.slb.com/content.aspx?id=2314



National
Aeronautics
and
Space
Administration
‐
Goddard
Institute
for
Space

Studies
–
excellent
graphs
and
data
that
demonstrate
climate
change
‐

http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp



Climate Change: Studies and Implications (books)
Baker, C. (2009). Sacred Demise: Walking the Spiritual Path of Industrial Civilization's
Collapse. iUniverse.com.
Hansen, J. (2009). Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate
Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity (First Edition.). Bloomsbury
USA.
Hoggan, J. (2009). Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming (1st ed.).
Greystone Books.
McIntosh, A. (2008a). Hell and High Water: Climate Change, Hope and the Human
Condition. Birlinn Publishers.
McKibben, B. (2010). Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet (First Edition.).
Times Books.
Oreskes, N., & Conway, E. M. (2010). Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists
Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming (1st ed.).
Bloomsbury Press.
Orr, D. W. (2009). Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse (1st ed.). Oxford
University Press, USA.
Pontin, A. J. (2007). Converging World: Connecting Communities in Global Change
(illustrated edition.). Green Books.
Senge, P. M., Smith, B., Kruschwitz, N., Laur, J., & Schley, S. (2010). The Necessary
Revolution: Working Together to Create a Sustainable World (1st ed.). Crown
Business.


Theology, Ethics and Reflections on Climate Change and Creation Care
Bingham, S. G. (2009). Love God, Heal Earth: 21 Leading Religious Voices Speak Out
on Our Sacred Duty to Protect the Environment (1st ed.). St. Lynn's Press.
Bouma-Prediger, S., & Walsh, B. J. (2008). Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in a
Culture of Displacement. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
Cohen-Kiener, A. (2009). Claiming Earth As Common Ground: The Ecological Crisis
Through the Lens of Faith. Skylight Paths Publishing.
Davis, E. F. (2008). Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the
Bible (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Jenkins, W. J. (2008). Ecologies of Grace: Environmental Ethics and Christian Theology
(1st ed.). Oxford University Press, USA.
McFague, S. (2008). A New Climate for Theology: God, the World, and Global Warming.
Fortress Press.
McIntosh, A. (2008b). Rekindling Community: Connecting People, Environment and
Spirituality. Green Books.
Spencer, N., White, R., & Vroblesky, V. (2009). Christianity, Climate Change, and
Sustainable Living. Hendrickson Publishers.
Wirzba, N. (2007a). The Paradise of God: Renewing Religion in an Ecological Age.
Oxford University Press, USA.

Practical Responses
Barnes-Davies, R. (2009). 50 Ways to Help Save the Earth: How You and Your Church
Can Make a Difference. Westminster John Knox Press.
Brown, L. R. (2009). Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (Substantially
Revised.). W. W. Norton & Company.
Gershon, D. (2008). Green Living Handbook: A 6 Step Program to Create an
Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyle (Third Edition.). Empowerment Institute.
Goodall, C. (2007). How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individuals Guide to Stopping
Climate Change (illustrated edition.). Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Hosenfeld, C. (2009). Ecofaith: Creating & Sustaining Green Congregations. Pilgrim
Press.
Personal
and
Congregational
Action
Guides

The
website
of
the
“Low
Carbon
Diet”
with
calculators
and
practical
guides
‐

http://www.empowermentinstitute.net/lcd/index.html



Earth
Day
website
of
a
ecological
footprint
calculator
‐

http://earthday.net/footprint2/index.html



Interfaith
Power
and
Light
–
home
page
with
information
about
the
national

organization
and
links
to
the
state
with
IPL
chapters
‐

http://interfaithpowerandlight.org



Energy
Star
home
page
‐
http://www.energystar.gov
.
The
specific
link
to

congregations
is
located
at
‐

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=small_business.sb_congregations.
The
link

to
home
energy
information
is

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=home_energy_advisor.showGetI
nput



The
home
page
for
the
Intergovernmental
Panel
on
Climate
Change
‐

http://www.ipcc.ch.
This
contains
the
most
recent
report
as
well
as
other
data
from

the
world’s
scientific
community
on
climate
change.



How
clean
is
the
energy
you
use?
Find
the
answers
at
‐

http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy‐and‐you/how‐clean.html




From Dave Ostergren:

Ostergren directs Merry Lea’s graduate program in Environmental Education. His lecture
sketched the big picture, clarifying what we know about our changing climate and how
we know it.

The
NewScientist
‐‐‐
the
best,
easiest
to
understand
source
for
information
with
the

latest
up
to
date
myth
busters
regarding
global
climate
weird‐ing
(aka
change).


http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11462‐climate‐change‐a‐guide‐for‐the‐
perplexed.html



This
is
an
admittedly
liberal,
but
accurate
and
very
well
referenced
source
of

information
and
blogging

http://climateprogress.org/



The
Intergovernmental
Panel
on
Climate
Change
is
the
leading
body
for
the

assessment
of
climate
change,
established
by
the
United
Nations
Environment

Programme
(UNEP)
and
the
World
Meteorological
Organization
(WMO)
to

provide
the
world
with
a
clear
scientific
view
on
the
current
state
of
climate
change

and
its
potential
environmental
and
socio‐economic
consequences.

http://www.ipcc.ch/





The
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
(NOAA)
is
a
federal
agency

focused
on
the
condition
of
the
oceans
and
the
atmosphere.

It
reports
facts
and

figures
afte
extensive
internal
and
external
review.



http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100813_globalstats.html



The
Joint
Program
on
the
Science
and
Policy
of
Global
Change
is
MIT's
response
to

research,
analysis,
and
public
education
challenges.

http://globalchange.mit.edu/





The
Washington
Post
(as
well
as
others)
have
great
resources
in
easy
to
understand

articles.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp‐srv/nation/interactives/climate/index.html





Evangelical
Call
to
Action
on
Climate
Change

http://christiansandclimate.org/home/



Energy
Information
Administration
‐‐‐‐
a
relatively
unbiased
source
of
information

from
the
U.S.
government.

Mostly
facts
and
figures.



www.eia.gov





This
organization
is
funded
entirely
by
the
energy
industry.

WARNING
this
group

thinks
fossil
fuels
and
cheap
energy
is
GOOD.

Institute
for
Energy
Research

http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/



From
Bill
Minter:



Minter
is
Merry
Lea’s
Director
of
Land
Management
and
a
certified
forester.

He
led

a
forest
hike
demonstrating
how
scientists
calculate
how
much
carbon
a
forest
can

sequester.




http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg3/ar4-wg3-chapter9.pdf

This document is from the most recent (2007) IPCC report on assessing the impact of
climate change. It summarizes how, and to what extent forests might play a role in its
mitigation.


From
Kathryn
Mascaro:



Mascaro
is
affiliated
with
Wildlife‐Friendly
Places
of
Worship
and
has
extensive

experience
bringing
environmental
awareness
to
congregations.

She
provided
a

workshop
on
congregations
and
their
use
of
land.



Interfaith
Groups:



Green
Congregations
(Indianapolis)

http://www.ikecoalition.org/Green_Sanctuary/Green_Sanctuary.htm

(A
group
of
faith
communities
of
many
denominations
which
recognize
the
importance
of

environmental
stewardship
in
all
aspects
of
life
–
at
home,
at
church
and
at
work)




Interfaith
Alliance
Indianapolis,
Care
for
Creation
Committee

http://www.interfaithindy.org/care/

(The
alliance
promotes
interfaith
dialogue
between
all
faith
groups;
the
care
for
creation

committee
has
denominational
statements
and
congregational
resources)



Interfaith
Coalition
on
Energy

http://www.interfaithenergy.com/

(three
Philadelphia
groups:
the
Archdiocese,
the
Board
of
Rabbis
&
the
Metropolitan

Christian
Council)




The
National
Religious
Partnership
for
the
Environment

http://www.nrpe.org/

(Partnership
of
independent
faith
groups:
U.S.
Conference
of
Catholic
Bishops,
National

Council
of
Churches
U.S.A.,
Coalition
of
the
Environment
and
Jewish
Life,
and
the
Evangelical

Environmental
Network)



National
Council
of
Churches


www.ncccusa.org


(Check
out
protecting
the
earth,
left
column)



World
Council
of
Churches

http://www.oikoumene.org/en/programmes/justice‐diakonia‐and‐responsibility‐for‐
creation.html




Faith
Traditions:

Unitarian
Universalist
Association

http://www.uua.org/socialjustice/


(Check
out
environmental
justice
under
issues
priorities)



Unitarian
Universalist
Ministry
for
Earth

http://uuministryforearth.org/take_action


(Check
out
Green
Sanctuary
program
at

http://www.uua.org/leaders/environment/greensanctuary/index.shtml
)



Presbyterians
for
Earth
Care

http://www.presbyearthcare.org/




Evangelical
Environmental
Network

www.creationcare.org




Coalition
on
the
Environment
and
Jewish
Life

www.coejl.org



United
Methodist
Church

www.umc‐gbcs.org




Evangelical
Lutheran
Church
in
America:
Caring
for
Creation

http://www.elca.org/Our‐Faith‐In‐Action/Justice/Advocacy/Congregational‐
Resources/Caring‐For‐Creation.aspx




The
Episcopal
Ecological
Network

http://www.eenonline.org/

(Especially
check
out
electronic
resources
under
Action)




US
Conference
of
Catholic
Bishops

www.nccbuscc.org/sdwp/ejp

(Also
check
out
USCCB
publications:
Faithful
Stewards
of
God’s
Creation,
Global
Climate

Change,
and
Renewing
the
Earth)




Humanity
and
Nature
in
Icons
by
Father
Stamatios
Skliris

http://www.incommunion.org/2004/12/11/humanity‐and‐nature‐in‐icons/

(On
the
web
site
of
the
Orthodox
Peace
Fellowship
which
works
for
peace
and
for
the

preservation
of
God’s
creation)



Orthodoxy
and
the
Environment
by
Robert
Flanagan

http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/misc/flanagan_environment.htm

(On
the
web
site
of
the
Orthodox
Research
Institute)

(Also
check
out
environment
under
our
faith
at
Greek
Orthodox
Archdiocese
of
America

www.goarch.org
and
the
Ecumenical
Patriarchate
of
Constantinople

http://www.patriarchate.org/environment)




Related
topics



Indiana
Wildlife
Federation

http://www.indianawildlife.org

(IWF
has
a
wildlife
friendly
certification
program
for
churches
and
will
assist
churches
in

planning
the
landscape
and
locating
native
plants
under
habitat
programs;
has
comments

on
regional
green
efforts
under
IWF
issues)



Keep
Indianapolis
Beautiful

http://www.kibi.org/


(Type
“church
help”
in
search
kibi.org
to
see
articles
on
ways
local
churches
are
helping
to

improve
the
Indianapolis
environment)




Pew
Center
for
Global
Climate
Change

http://www.pewclimate.org/about

From Dale Hess
Hess directs the Agroecology Summer Intensive at Merry Lea. He is a plant pathologist
by training. Hess gave a workshop on farming methods and their effects on climate
change.

Agricultural Technologies and Tropical Deforestation

Edited by A. Angelson and D. Kaimowitz
April 2001
CABI Publishing
Available through: http://www.cifor.cgiar.org

Agriculture and Climate Change: Distinguished panel tells packed room of

environmental journalists that the way we grow our food matters to a heating
planet.
By Dan Sullivan
Rodale Institute
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/20090206/gw1

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Role of Agriculture in Climate

Change
USDA Office of Communications
Dec 13, 2009
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2009/12/0610.xml

The Amazing Benefits of Grass-fed Meat: Converting cropland to perennial

pastures produces healthier meat, builds better soil and combats climate change.
By Richard Manning
Mother Earth News
April/May 2009
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/Grass-Fed-Meat-Benefits.aspx

Climate Change 2007: Mitigation

Chapter 8, Agriculture
Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Available through: http://www.ipcc-wg3.de/publications/assessment-reports/ar4/.files-ar4/Chapter08.pdf

A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health

Joël Spiroux de Vendômois et al.
International Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 5, No. 7, (2009), pp. 706-726.
Available through: http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.htm

The Ecology of Agroecosystems

John H. Vandermeer
Jones and Bartlett Publishers © 2011
ISBN 978-0-7637-7153-9
E.U. Official: Organic Farming Fights Climate Change
By James Kanter
New York Times
Feb 24, 2009
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/eu-official-organic-farming-fights-climate-change/

Farming Could be Friend or Foe

By Stephen Leahy
Inter Press Service
Apr 2, 2009
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46374

The High Price of Cheap Food

By Emily Green
Los Angeles Times
Jan 21, 2004
http://www.organicconsumers.org/organic/cheapfood012304.cfm

Mitigating Climate Change through Organic Agriculture and Localized Food

Systems
By Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Lim Li Ching
Institute of Science in Society
Jan 31, 2008
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/mitigatingClimateChange.php

The Necessary Marriage Between Ecology and Agriculture

Wes Jackson and Jon Piper
Ecology, Vol. 70, No. 6. (Dec., 1989), pp. 1591-1593

Organic
Agriculture
and
Food
Security

An International Conference, Rome, 3-5 May 2007
OFS/2007/5
Available through: http://www.fao.org/organicag/ofs/index_en.htm

Organic agriculture and the global food supply

Catherine Badgley et al.
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, Vol. 22, No. 2, (2007), pp. 86-108
Available through: http://www.mosesorganic.org/attachments/research/07feedworld.pdf

Organic agriculture can feed the world

Andre Leu
Acres, Vol. 34, No. 1, (2004)
Available through: http://www.acresusa.com/toolbox/reprints/OrganicAgSaveWorld_Jan04.pdf
Synthesis Report of the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and
Technology for Development
International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development
(IAASTD)
2008
http://www.greenfacts.org/en/agriculture-iaastd/l-2/4-climate-change-threat.htm - 0

The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture

Wendell Berry
Sierra Club Books © 1977
ISBN 978-0-87156-877-9





From
Aaron
Sawatsky­Kingsley



Sawatsky
is
Goshen,
Indiana’s
urban
forester
and
offered
a
workshop
on
the
importance

of
trees
in
urban
areas.


Holmgren, David. Permaculture Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability

Hopkins, Rob. The Transition Handbook: from Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
Wilber, Ken. Up From Eden

From Janeen Bertsche Johnson

Johnson is a campus pastor at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries. She referred to the
following during her Sunday meditation.

"Creation Care." Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology. Vol. 9, No. 1 (Spring 2008).
Published by Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary and Canadian Mennonite University.

Lehman, Tim. Seeking the Wilderness: A Spiritual Journey. Faith and Life Press, 1993.

McLaren, Brian. Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope.
Thomas Nelson, 2007.
Sine, Tom. The New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time.
InterVarsity Press, 2008.