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April 22, 2016

Shave a Yak, Save a Planet: How to Choose a Climate Change Policy

Since today is Earth Day you’ll be hearing even more discussions than usual about the problem of anthropocentric climate change. What you aren’t likely to hear is sufficient consideration of the question, “What kind of problem is it?” Many people claim that it is an environmental problem. Continue Reading...

April 19, 2016

Religious shareholders attack ExxonMobil’s reputation, worry about oil giant’s ‘reputational risk’

The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, shareholder activists of the corporate God-fly variety, are gearing up for the May 25 ExxonMobil Corporation annual general meeting. The ICCR agenda isn’t about maximizing shareholder value, but seems far more intent on reducing it. Continue Reading...

April 15, 2016

Video: Rev. Robert Sirico tangles with Sen. Barbara Boxer on Energy, Environment

Video source: The Harry Read Me File. More clips from the hearing here. On Wednesday, the Rev. Robert A. Sirico, co-founder and president of the Acton Institute, testified at a hearing before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public works. Continue Reading...

April 01, 2016

SEC Allows Activist Nuns’ Climate-Change Resolution

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission determined March 22 that ExxonMobil Corporation must for the first time ever allow a vote to proceed on a proxy shareholder resolution submitted by members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. Continue Reading...

September 11, 2015

Audio: Sirico On A Potential Pitfall of Laudato Si’

Acton Institute President Rev. Robert A. Sirico was interviewed recently for a story on WHYY FM in Philadelphia discussing the Pope’s upcoming trip to the city, and focusing on the impact of his encyclical Laudato Si’ within the Catholic Church. Continue Reading...

August 17, 2015

EcoLinks 08.17.15

Is Poland’s new hyper-Catholic government on a collision course with the pope? John L. Allen, Jr., Crux In his recent encyclical letter Laudato Si’, Francis called for strong limits on the consumption of fossil fuels. Continue Reading...

August 14, 2015

Matt Ridley vs. Environmentalist Cassandras

Highly recommended reading today comes from Matt Ridley in the Wall Street Journal. His essay, “The Green Scare Problem,” rebuts environmentalist Cassandras from Rachel Carson to the present day, exposing the rampant hyperbole ecological warriors employ to sell their global warming and anti-genetically modified organism policies to an unsuspecting public. Continue Reading...

August 03, 2015

EcoLinks 08.03.15

Are Pope Francis’ views on climate change costing him supporters? Sabrina McLaughlin, Patheos “Laudato Si” was heralded in advance of its release by many of the national progressive Catholic organizations and thinkers I have come to admire (the Franciscan Action Network, NETWORK, Father James Martin, S.J., etc.), and it is still bring promoted and discussed online and in the media. Continue Reading...

July 24, 2015

EcoLinks 07.24.15

With Pope Francis at the Helm, World’s Mayors Pledge to Fight Climate Change Nadia Prupis, EcoWatch At the Vatican on Tuesday, mayors from around the globe pledged to fight climate change and help the world’s poor deal with the effects of a warming planet, an oath that came during a two-day conference with Pope Francis—himself a dedicated climate activist. Continue Reading...

July 22, 2015

EcoLinks 07.22.15

Pope Francis Asked for Help on Economics Michael Novak, Patheos The great possibility for our generation is to lift out of poverty every poor man and woman on this globe. In the future, the poor ought to enjoy ever-higher standards of living. Continue Reading...

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