FPC Fort Wayne Resource Page
Courtesy of Patricia K. Tull
- Patricia K. Tull, “A Faithful Third Act,” Presbyterian Outlook, January 10, 2023.
- Presbyterians for Earth Care Webinar, “Older Adults and Climate Change,” Jan 24, 2023.
- Supran, S. Rahmsdorf, and N. Oreskes, “Assessing ExxonMobil’s Global Warming Projections,” Science vol. 379, January 13, 2023.
- Ekwurzel et al., “The Rise in Global Atmospheric CO2, Surface Temperature, and Sea Level from Emissions Traced to Major Carbon Producers,” Climatic Change (2017) 144:579-590.
- “IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 Degrees C: Summary for Policymakers,”
- Ayana Elizabeth Johnson TED Talk, “How to Find Joy in Climate Action.”
- “Natural Gas Used in Homes Contains Hazardous Air Pollutants,” Harvard Chan C-Change, June 28, 2022.
- “Chefs Turn Off the Gas and Light Up Induction Cooktops,” Sierra, March 30, 2022.
- Rewiring America resources on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022:
- Interfaith Power and Light resource for IRA funding for congregations
- Link to my webinar from March 2021 on Net Zero home building for Earth Care Congregations.
- My blogsite, https://inhabiting-eden.org/. There you can read posts, learn about Inhabiting Eden: Christians, the Bible, and the Ecological Crisis (Westminster John Knox), and order books, workbooks, and leader guides.
Environmental organizations in Indiana and the U.S. to join or subscribe to:
- Faith in Place, which is the former Hoosier Interfaith Power & Light, joined together with the Illinois and Wisconsin chapters of Interfaith Power & Light.
- Hoosier Environmental Council in Indianapolis—our state’s premier environmental legislative watchers leaders. Very powerful and upbeat.
- Solar United Neighbors Indiana – The Indiana chapter of a national pro-solar organization, very interested in solar energy for everyone.
- Third Act Faith, the faith working group of the new organization Third Act, for adults 60+
- Earth Care Congregations of the PCUSA – Their rubric for congregational efforts is fantastic.
- Presbyterians for Earth Care for conferences, newsletters, fellowship, and many interesting webinars.
- Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter, including the Indiana Beyond Coal Campaign. See news on this page about Fort Wayne’s efforts to move Indiana Michigan Power beyond coal.
- Earth Justice “because the earth needs a good lawyer”—a very important national organization.
- Green America (also see below)
Resources for environmentally responsible investment and banking:
- “Money is the Oxygen on which the Fire of Global Warming Burns” Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, September 17,2019.
- Third Act Banking on our Future Pledge:
https://thirdact.org/act/bank-on-our-future-pledge/ - Banking on our Future Campaign Toolkit: A detailed step-by-step resource to guide your engagement with your local branch banks.
- Green America’s resources for socially responsible financial planners/consultants and socially responsible investing
Podcasts to learn more (there are others, but these are my favorites)
- How to Save a Planet on Spotify. Each episode explores a single question in depth.
- Living on Earth. Each episode examines environmental news and history.
- A Matter of Degrees with experts Leah Stokes and Katharine Wilkinson.
- Climate One, Commonwealth Club conversations on all aspects of the climate emergency.
- Climate Rising on Apple Podcasts by Harvard Business School and Environmental Initiative
YouTube channels
- Climate scientist and evangelical Christian Texan Katharine Hayhoe’s Global Wierding—engaging, faithful, and short.
- Here is a link to the short video I showed from her: Climate Change’s Best Hope
- Indiana’s Carrie Newcomer songs, many inspiring climate action.
