WE BELIEVE IN LOVING OUR EARTH
In UUism, we believe in celebrating and defending the interdependent web of existence. The task of caring for our planet in our current climate, however, can be overwhelming! The UUCA Climate Action Team invites you to join them in saving and savoring the Earth. These tips, musings, and resources make the urgent work of sustainability feel doable and joyful.
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Catch up on the data center debate
A spring Gallup poll found that 71% of Americans say they don't want a data center being built where they live. Bet that statistic resonates for many of us. “For AI usage to expand in the U.S., data centers that can handle the necessary computing power will have to be...
Are we really saving trees?
Last Saturday morning, 16 volunteers showed up both to weed the pollinator gardens the Climate Action Team installed over the past three years and to remove ivy that’s threatening to choke trees in our woodland corner. Thanks to a recent woodchip drop, we were also...
America at 250: Reflections on pursuing a happier climate future
In his sermon at UUCA on July 5th, Bryce Thomason called attention to the complicated place many of us find ourselves in emotionally on the USA’s 250th birthday. It feels hard to celebrate this country at 250 while under a Trump administration that violates our rights...
Feel the “insight of ecology”
I’ve recently added award-winning permaculture teacher Morag Gamble, the founder of the Permaculture Education Institute, to my sphere of influential thinkers. She has led programs in dozens of countries and is an international leader of the permaculture movement for...
Savoring the Summer Solstice
This past Sunday marked the Summer Solstice, and Rev. Taryn shared from the chancel that it was one of her favorite days to celebrate. I totally agree. My energy flows best with early dawns and late sunsets. Although I’ve come to terms with the inward-focused, hunker...
Yes, I’m still CHaRM’d!
NOTE: This post was originally published on June 17 but was deleted after a WordPress update that affected parts of UUCA's website. Pat the Recycler is back with an update from LiveThrive's CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials). The original Hill St location...
The microbiological beauty of decomposition
“Something startles me where I thought I was safest, I withdraw from the still woods I loved, I will not go now on the pastures to walk…” – Walt Whitman I first read Walt Whitman’s poem “This Compost” in graduate school, when I was studying environmental microbiology....
Polycrisis, poetry, and possibility
Last year, a group of Climate Action Team members came together for a multi-month deep dive into the ideas of collapse and the “polycrisis.” That term is used to signify humanity’s destabilized status quo, according to the Post Carbon Institute’s Richard Heinberg....
Responding to the global situation
After reviewing my previous post, "Sizing up the global situation," you may be wondering about potential responses. This is where "think globally, act locally" comes into play. No doubt, governments and non-profits have a major role to play in forming beneficial...
Sizing up the global situation
The weather in Atlanta these past few summers was so severe that every time I stepped outside, within minutes, I felt like I was surrounded by a huge clay oven – like the one in which my grandmother used to cook Indian Nan when I was growing up. According to the...
Make an Impact with the Climate Engagement Fund
When you travel, your trip produces carbon dioxide which ends up increasing global warming. Want to offset your impact? Contribute to CEF! Funds are used for projects that lower greenhouse gas emissions and protect biodiversity
Grow your Knowledge with the Lending Library
The Climate Action Team you to browse the 100 titles in its lending library. Select a book to read this summer, then contact the book's owner via Realm, arrange a time after the service to pick up your book, and dive in! Choices include environmental classics, bestsellers, and recently-published notables.
Be a Change Maker with a COF Grant
Have an idea to make a change at UUCA? The COF grants funds to make projects happen that directly lower the greenhouse gas footprint of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta. Learn more here and apply today!