Climate Action

Channel Eco-Anxiety into a Force for Change.   Generation Dread: Finding purpose in an age of climate crisis by Canadian author Britt Wray. Wray is a post-doctoral fellow in human and planetary health. Wray encourages us to channel eco-anxiety into a force for change. Read an interview with Britt Wray on CBC’s “What on Earth.”  … Read more

Join us in person or online this Sunday, December 17th at 10:30am for our Climate Action service, Finding Hope in the Ashes. Our speaker, congregant Jennifer Reid, will describe her family’s experiences with the Canadian Geographic Live Net Zero Challenge. Jen will review her household’s actions to improve their climate impact. In the process she … Read more

Do you want to eat more plant-based foods to help reduce your carbon footprint?  This site has a variety of plant-based main dishes: rootyfruityvegan.com/vegan-holiday-recipes/ This site has delicious dessert ideas: runningonrealfood.com/category/recipes/vegan-dessert-recipes/holiday/ For more great recipes, check with your local library for cookbooks with  Gluten-free recipes, Plant-based recipes, Allergen-free recipes The David Suzuki Foundation has more ideas … Read more

Limiting consumption or “buying less stuff” is an important way to reduce personal and household greenhouse gas emissions. Our collective consumer habits generate emissions here in Canada but also in other countries like China where many consumer items are produced. Holiday season gift buying tends to be a major focus of concern about environmental impacts.  … Read more

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or is it?  The seasonal holiday celebrations bring light to the darkest time of the year but there is an environmental impact. According to researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute the 3 days of Christmas celebrations on December 24th, 25th, and 26th account for 5.5% of our … Read more