Episcopal Church

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Executive Council

  • Urge Prohibition of Strip Mining, 1973
  • Clean Air and Environmental Protection, 1989
  • Global Warming, 2001
  • Conservation-Based Energy Legislation, 2002

General Convention

  • Call Upon Members to Exercise a Responsible Life Style, 1979
  • Urge Local Churches to Influence Land Development in Their Communities, 1979
  • Give Priority to Educating Congregations on Energy and the Environment, 1979
  • Judicious Use of Land Resources, 1982
  • Request a Statement of Policy and a Plan for Environmental Stewardship, 1988
  • Oppose Oil Development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1991
  • Support Reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act in 1991
  • Implement 1988 Lambeth Resolution No. 040 on the Environment, 1991
  • Oppose Use of Foreign Countries as Dumping Places for Waste, 1991
  • Affirm Environmental Responsibility and Establish an Environmental Stewardship Team, 1991
  • Promote the Valdez Principles, 1991
  • Encourage Governments to Seek Remedies to Reverse Rapid Population Growth, 1994
  • Prepare for Jubilee 1994, 2000
  • Adopt Environmentally Sound Practices at Church Meetings, 1994
  • Encourage Church Investment Strategy on Hazardous Chemicals, 1994
  • Authorize Continuation of the Environmental Stewardship Team, 1994
  • Reaffirm Resolution on Environmentally Sound Behavior, 1997
  • Considering Environmental Safety and Sustainable Energy Sources when Choosing Electrical Suppliers, 2000
  • Environmental Racism, 2000
  • Reduce the Use of Toxic Chemicals, 2003
  • Spirituality of Food Production, 2003
  • Stewardship of Water, 2003
  • Declaration on Sustainable Development, 2003
  • Water Policy, 2003

 


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