Faithful Respond to Global Warming
The Rev. Sally Bingham tells NPR about her efforts to bring science to the faithful, including screening Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" for congregations around the country.
The Rev. Sally Bingham tells NPR about her efforts to bring science to the faithful, including screening Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” for congregations around the country.
NPR:
Talk of the Nation, October 20, 2006 An interfaith group of religious leaders has been converting congregations to more energy-efficient lifestyles. An environmental minister will talk about why [s]he considers fighting global warming to be a moral imperative.
Guest: Rev. Sally Bingham, environmental minister, Grace Cathedral, founder of the Regeneration Project in San Francisco
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