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  • A Theological Reflection on Divestment from Fossil Fuels

    A Theological Reflection on Divestment from Fossil Fuels

    by The Reverend Pat Watkins God told Adam to “till and keep” the garden, the first vocational call laid upon humanity that we know of.  God asked Noah to preserve all the animals that God had made, a uniquely human task of preserving God’s creation.  The covenant that God made with Noah and family also… Read more

  • Climate Justice and COP29

    Climate Justice and COP29

    “We confess that the negative impacts resulting from the degradation of the natural world have fallen disproportionately on marginalized communities, including indigenous tribes, religious and ethnic communities, people living in poverty, and other vulnerable groups. We, therefore, pledge to resist all forms of environmental exploitation, neglect, and inequality…We oppose policies and practices that relegate marginalized… Read more

  • Fossil Fuel Divestment as Climate Change Strategy

    Fossil Fuel Divestment as Climate Change Strategy

    A Cobb and Friends Presentatiowith Sharon Delgado YouTube recording of Fossil Fuel Divestment as Climate Change Strategy, October 15, 2024. United Methodist preacher, author, and long-time climate justice activist Sharon Delgado proclaims God’s tangible presence in and through creation and the glory of a sacramental universe, but she contends that we face a reckoning as… Read more

  • COP 29: A Perilous Moment of Choice

    COP 29: A Perilous Moment of Choice

    Image by Laurie Bayen See the sign-on letter to world leaders below In 1992 I was part of the United Methodist delegation to Rio de Janeiro during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, where George HW Bush signed the Framework Convention on Climate Change, the foundational climate treaty. At that conference, the nations… Read more

  • It’s Time to Phase Out Fossil Fuels!

    It’s Time to Phase Out Fossil Fuels!

    It’s time to phase out fossil fuels! In this decade. Not just from our investments. I mean it’s time for us to start significantly reducing and phasing out fossil fuels now. I know this sounds almost impossible, but this is the what science is telling us. Consider the recently released 2024 State of the Climate… Read more

  • The Last Beneficiary

    The Last Beneficiary

    As we move forward with Fossil Free UMC, I rejoice that a young seminary student named Spenser Ross is inspired and ready to put some time into these efforts. He and I met in June at the California-Nevada Annual Conference when I spoke with the Young Adult Delegation, and again during the plenary when Spenser… Read more