Staff report Published 12:00 am CDT, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 What is our present ecological crisis? What specific issues are central? Lisa Brenskelle will examine the science that explains the present state of our world and the major environmental issues we face. She will then consider how our faith both informs and enables our response to this crisis. Brenskelle holds a PhD in engineering and has worked on a volunteer basis in earthkeeping ministry for decades. Join her for this thought-provoking talk at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Blvd, in Houston on Sunday, April 28, at 9:45 a.m. Metro bus lines 41 & 27 stop near the church and bike parking is available in the church lot. Contact Brenskelle with any questions at [email protected] … [Read more...] about Environmental issues the focus of talk at Christ the King
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NaturalShrimp Says Its Method of Growing, Harvesting Shrimp Avoids Major Environmental Issues
DALLAS, TX, Jan. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- By growing fresh, gourmet-grade shrimp in an indoor environment, Natural Shrimp, Inc. (OTCQB: SHMP) is avoiding significant environmental problems that have plagued other means to grow and harvest shrimp. NaturalShrimp (www.naturalshrimp.com) is producing shrimp economically in an indoor all-natural environment that can be replicated anywhere in the world. Its patented technology (vibro suppression) ensures that harmful organisms cannot destroy the shrimp. Shrimp is the single most consumed seafood in the world, with nine billion pounds eaten annually. More than half of the world’s shrimp is produced in third world countries. Environmentalists have long been concerned that the steady stream of toxic chemicals and antibiotics from these farms, plus organic waste, pollutes groundwater and coastal estuaries. These shrimp farms also suffer with pathogen problems, as major outbreaks of disease spread as … [Read more...] about NaturalShrimp Says Its Method of Growing, Harvesting Shrimp Avoids Major Environmental Issues
Gavin Newsom, John Cox a world apart on environmental issues
By Joe Garofoli Published 11:00 am PDT, Sunday, September 16, 2018 Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Democratic candidate for California governor, addresses supporters last week during a visit to Modesto. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Democratic candidate for California governor, addresses supporters last week during a visit to Modesto. Photo: Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press Republican governor candidate John Cox, accompanied by wife Sarah and daughter Julianne, 13, greets supporters during his June primary election party in San Diego. Republican governor candidate John Cox, accompanied by wife Sarah and daughter Julianne, 13, greets supporters during his June primary election party in San Diego. Photo: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times Republican governor candidate John Cox, shown at the May California GOP Convention in San Diego, is skeptical … [Read more...] about Gavin Newsom, John Cox a world apart on environmental issues
Trump Administration Hit With 7 Major Environmental Setbacks In Court In Past Week
POLITICS 08/17/2018 02:41 pm ET Updated 17 minutes ago But the president's tightening grip on the courts could change his administration's fortunes. By Alexander C. Kaufman The Trump administration suffered seven major environmental setbacks in the past week as mounting losses in federal courts stall its ambitious deregulatory agenda. On Friday morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency’s June 2017 decision to delay Obama-era safety standards for chemical plants, arguing the “action was arbitrary and capricious.” On Thursday, the U.S. District Court in South Carolina issued a nationwide injunction against the EPA’s delay of the 2015 Water of the U.S. rule, which extended federal safeguards to 2 million miles of streams and 20 million acres of wetlands, securing the drinking water of more than 117 million Americans. Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who resigned in … [Read more...] about Trump Administration Hit With 7 Major Environmental Setbacks In Court In Past Week
California wildfires raising environmental issues for vulnerable GOP
Firefighters may be able to extinguish the wildfires roaring through California within weeks, but the political effect of the blazes could last at least until the Nov. 6 midterm elections. With flames forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes and clouds of smoke hovering over large chunks of the state, California Democrats already are using the disaster to flog GOP House members for their environmental votes. Last week the Democratic group Red to Blue California, which is trying to flip nine Republican-held congressional seats in the state, went on the attack against GOP Rep. Tom McClintock of Elk Grove (Sacramento County). His district stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento south past Yosemite National Park and the Sierra National Forest, where the Ferguson Fire has burned more than 95,000 acres since July 13. The group put out a mailer and a digital ad that slammed McClintock for his voting record on fire-related issues, saying he had backed cuts to the Forest … [Read more...] about California wildfires raising environmental issues for vulnerable GOP