[GWSG] Wild worship; ; XR anti-vegan; US 1/3 ignorant; but going renewable; coal sinks in US; in Australia too

[Tilley, Al]

1.  Ed Brock, a Unitarian Universalist minister, sends these sketches of congregations in various traditions which have been holding their services in wild places. https://www.wildchurchnetwork.com/
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Wild Church Network<https://www.wildchurchnetwork.com/>
www.wildchurchnetwork.com
There is a movement happening. From isolation to connection. From detachment to immersion. From dualism to integration. Spiritual leaders from a wide range of denominations are beginning to question the wisdom and consequences of regarding "church" as a building where you gather away from the rest of the world for a couple hours on Sundays.



2. The use of land for raising animals for meat and dairy production is a major factor in the threat to biodiversity and in the buildup of carbon in the atmosphere. Why would the Extinction Rebellion be hostile to attention to dietary climate action? https://medium.com/@gary.francione/extinction-rebellion-shame-da108b9b04a7?fbclid=IwAR0Uj0HkCCk6XbkBescv7RfvX621UyW605dVHYHBKg7fp_NBBd8Q4SQSQGc
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Extinction Rebellion: Shame<https://medium.com/@gary.francione/extinction-rebellion-shame-da108b9b04a7?fbclid=IwAR0Uj0HkCCk6XbkBescv7RfvX621UyW605dVHYHBKg7fp_NBBd8Q4SQSQGc>
medium.com
Over the past few weeks, I have written several essays about how the Green Party and various environmental groups, including Extinction…



3. Thanks to corporate propaganda, the US has about a third of its people believing either that climate change is not happening or, if it is, fossil fuels are not to blame—or who have no opinion on the issue. Indonesia and Saudi Arabia are the only countries with higher degrees of delusion and ignorance. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/07/us-hotbed-climate-change-denial-international-poll
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US is hotbed of climate change denial, international poll finds<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/07/us-hotbed-climate-change-denial-international-poll>
www.theguardian.com
The US is a hotbed of climate science denial when compared with other countries, with international polling finding a significant number of Americans do not believe human-driven climate change is ...



4. Nevertheless, one in five Americans now live in places committed to 100% clean electricity, and many more are moving in that direction. https://grist.org/article/1-in-5-americans-now-live-in-places-committed-to-100-clean-power/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily
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1 in 5 Americans now live in places committed to 100% clean power | Grist<https://grist.org/article/1-in-5-americans-now-live-in-places-committed-to-100-clean-power/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily>
grist.org
Obsession with the families Stark (both the Iron Man and Iron Throne) is fleeting, but it’s looking like there’s one durable trend unfolding before our eyes: The embrace of clean energy ...



5. In April, the US appeared to have passed the point of producing more energy from renewables than from coal. The way was prepared by many local efforts. Natural gas is next.  https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2019/05/grassroots-action-brings-us-coal-clean-energy-tipping-point?utm_source=insider&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter
Grassroots Action Brings US to a Coal to Clean Energy Tipping Point | Sierra Club<https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2019/05/grassroots-action-brings-us-coal-clean-energy-tipping-point?utm_source=insider&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter>
www.sierraclub.org
Our country has reached an amazing energy milestone, one that was made possible by thousands of local victories along the way, victories that just keep coming. In April, for the first time in history, the US is on track to produce more power from renewable energy than from coal. Grassroots leaders brought us here.



6. A graph from Australia shows the rise of renewables and the decline of coal over the past year. It looks like the sun coming up. https://reneweconomy.com.au/solars-stunning-rise-takes-big-chunk-out-of-coal-in-daytime-market-86103/?utm_source=RE+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=964160bc50-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_08_05_34&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_46a1943223-964160bc50-40325881
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Solar's stunning rise takes big chunk out of coal in daytime market | RenewEconomy<https://reneweconomy.com.au/solars-stunning-rise-takes-big-chunk-out-of-coal-in-daytime-market-86103/?utm_source=RE+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=964160bc50-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_08_05_34&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_46a1943223-964160bc50-40325881>
reneweconomy.com.au
The huge leap in solar installations in Australia over the past 12 months – both in rooftop PV and large scale solar plants – is having a dramatic impact on the daytime electricity market, and ...



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