Plastic Pollution Is Even Worse Than We Thought
It’s too late, our bodies are already full of micro and nanoplastics. As Mark O’Connell writes in the New York Times: “There is plastic in our bodies; it’s in our…
Students in Louisville Loved a “Caring for Creation” Post
St. Stephen’s office received a thank you for one of the “Caring for Creation” posts, “What’s So Bad about Plastic?”, that the Old Louisville Student Conservation Association found especially useful…
Extinction
There have been five mass extinctions in the history of our planet where more than 75% of species are lost. There were many causes—continental drift, asteroid impacts, simultaneous volcanic eruptions,…
I Bought an Electric Car
Readers can tell by past articles that I believe that individual efforts for Creation Care can make a difference. Of course, governments need to make the greatest difference with policies…
Heat Wave
I'm in Santa Cruz, California, vacationing with my family. At the end of last week, the National Weather Service was posting warnings of a new heat wave for the state,…
It’s Still Plastic Free July
You can still do your part to reduce the world's plastic glut by signing up for the official Plastic Free July newsletters with tips on avoiding single use plastic and…
Good Sources for Creation Care Shopping
I don’t imagine myself as an “Influencer,” and no one is going to pay me for mentioning products. I don’t have 15 million followers. But, in my own struggles to…
Celebrating Earth Day (with a Chorus of Cicadas)
It may be a quiet spring now, due to remaining COVID restrictions, but it will soon get very raucous in Central Ohio. Millions of Cicada’s are waking from their 17…
Environmental Politics
The last few weeks have both been shocking and have marked a major transition in our government’s relationship to climate change. So now is the moment when we need to…
Predictions, Resolutions and Gardening for 2021
It’s still early enough in January to take some guesses about the coming year and to make some resolutions. Maybe you recognize Bill McKibben’s name, but don’t know who he…