Category Archives: Blog on Faith and Ecology

Harry Cooper – Deforestation has destroyed hundreds of habitats, put many species at risk of extinction, contributed to climate change, and caused wide-spread and tragic environmental degradation.

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Harry Cooper – It is estimated that 30% of our world is covered in forests. These forests are home to thousands of species, harbor many different ecosystems, and support countless people.

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Harry Cooper – The world has been emitting greenhouse gasses at a steadily growing rate since the industrial revolution. These industrial processes that our world has come to rely on economically, socially, and technologically have been warming our planet and destroying our environment.

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Sydney Cohen – Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and The University of Queensland says in a Science Daily article that “evidence gathered by scientists around the world over the last few years suggests that ocean acidification could represent an equal….. or perhaps even greater threat….. to the biology of our planet than global warming”.

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Harry Cooper – Hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, has been a controversial topic in the US for some time now. While the implementation of fracking bolstered the US economy by allowing it to stop relying on foreign oil and grow its oil and gas industry, the environmental and public health consequences of widespread fracking have been tremendous.

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Sydney Cohen – Did you know that human health is directly linked to the health of our natural world? It’s true! The more diverse our ecosystems are, the healthier we all are. Biodiversity is essential for human survival, and it is important that we do everything we can to protect it.

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Harry Cooper – Forests are some of the most important places on Earth. They provide numerous environmental benefits from heat mitigation, control of climate change through carbon storage, prevention of extreme weather and drought, and protection of biodiversity.

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Harry Cooper – The Earth has been dominated by human activity for decades now. And as human activity and population is expanding so is our affect on the world around us.

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Harry Cooper – Ever since the industrial revolution the world has relied on fossil fuels for its energy. While this drove development and economic growth, scientists have found the burning of fossil fuels to be detrimental to the environment and the human race.

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