Catholic Environmental Awareness Meeting
Join the Norwich Diocese and IREJN for an important workshop that looks at environmental stewardship through the lens of the Catholic faith on Wednesday, October 23 from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm.
The Youth Climate Strike was amazing!
The Youth Climate Strike on Friday, Sept 21 was awesome with well over 1,000 people standing up for immediate climate action. Check out some great pics of the rally!
Take Action
Why IREJN Opposes Proposed Fracked Gas Plant in Killingly
Below are the detailed and thoroughly researched comments submitted by Dr. Karim Ahmed to the Connecticut Siting Council regarding the
Fossil Fuel Divestment: A Win-Win-Win Opportunity
The worldwide divestment movement is growing by leaps and bounds! As recently reported by Bill McKibben (350.org), over 1,000 institutional
Arts, Climate Change, Take Action, Toxic Chemicals, Uncategorized
IREJN Earth Films
Showing an environmental film is a great way to educate your community. To assist you in your work to build an environmental ministry, IREJN has complied a list of recommended environmental films for your religious community to screen at your house of worship.
Spiritual Reflections, Take Action
The Time is Now: The Theological Basis for Saving the Planet
“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.
Climate Change
Be “Neighborly” In a Sustainable Way
by Lynn Fulkerson It was a morning in early summer when I first noticed them dancing in the top of
Eco-Justice, Economic Inequality and the Gini Coefficient: Integrating Social and Ecological Concerns
by A. Karim Ahmed, Ph.d January 8, 2018 Although there are various different ways to consider Eco-justice issues, a remarkably
Climate Change, Energy, Take Action, Toxic Chemicals
Latest Activity to Ban Fracking Waste In CT
IREJN continues to collaborate with Food & Water Watch on banning fracking waste in CT. Congratulations to the residents of Rocky Hill, which became the thirty-third town to ban fracking waste. Click here to read about the efforts in thirteen more towns to ban this toxic, radioactive waste.
Climate Change, Energy
Victory! CT Announces Offshore Wind Procurement
In early November, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced plans to procure offshore wind in 2018 – a significant victory for clean energy advocates!