By David Gordon, associate editor David Weiss describes himself in written materials as a writer, teacher, poet, speaker, hymnist and public theologian. Asked to narrow that self-definition during a recent interview with the Chippewa Valley Post, Weiss said he was “a restless activist for a better world.” His current focus is on the intersection of […]
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2015 Paris Climate Change Conference – a retrospective look
By Pastor Dean Simpson, for the Chippewa Valley Post The Paris climate conference (COP21) this past December has been hailed by those who attended as a great success and an historic achievement. The 195 nations in attendance agreed on the goal: keep global temperature rise to “well under” 2⁰C, and push hard for a limit […]
Paris Climate Change talks to run an extra day — Summary of the Dec. 11 developments
By Pastor Dean Simpson, for the Chippewa Valley Post Editor’s Note: Pastor Dean Simpson has provided summaries of the most important developments at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, which began on Nov. 30 and ended on Saturday (Dec, 12), a day later than originally planned, as noted in the Summary below. The goal of the conference was […]
REPORT FROM PARIS (IV): a summary of activities at the UN Climate Change Conference
By Pastor Dean Simpson, for the Chippewa Valley Post Editor’s Note: Rev. Dean Simpson is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church and chairs a newly formed Eco-spirituality Working Group whose membership includes several other clergy, UW-Eau Claire science faculty members, JONAH members working on “environmental justice” issues and other community members. The group is working […]
REPORT FROM PARIS (III): a summary of activities at the UN Climate Change Conference
By Pastor Dean Simpson, for the Chippewa Valley Post Editor’s Note: Rev. Dean Simpson is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church and chairs a newly formed Eco-spirituality Working Group whose membership includes several other clergy, UW-Eau Claire science faculty members, JONAH members working on “environmental justice” issues and other community members. The group is working […]
REPORT FROM PARIS (II): a summary of activities at the UN Climate Change Conference
By Pastor Dean Simpson, for the Chippewa Valley Post Editor’s Note: Rev. Dean Simpson is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church and chairs a newly formed Eco-spirituality Working Group whose membership includes several other clergy, UW-Eau Claire science faculty members, JONAH members working on “environmental justice” issues and other community members. The group is working […]