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The @churchofireland RB now has a climate change policy for all its operations in addition to investments. #coigs

Archbishop of Armagh says creation care is something every parish needs to do as part of its mission. #coigs

Ireland's automatic pension scheme, which would apply to around 750,000 workers "should not invest in fossil fuels", Government told (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/6059097 @divestinvestorg @UKDivest @DivestNI @DivestInvest_Eu

I hope Bishop’s in the @churchofireland reflect on how they can show leadership to help #StopClimateChaos before General Synod ina couple of weeks #coigs

The pollinator garden created by Magheralin Parish @MoreLikeJesus featured in yesterday's Guardian tinyurl.com/ryva3sks

It’s good to see church #divestment from fossil fuels highlighted in this article in the Guardian yesterday. @OperationNoah theguardian.com/environment/20…

@MartinJMagill Trafficked into slavery

Looking for some help for some writing I am doing. When I say St Patrick - what words, images or phrases come to mind?

"Faiths urged to repent and divest from fossil fuels" for unwittingly allowing their savings to finance coal, oil and gas mining. Call supported by Most Rev. Vincent Long; Venerable Bhante Sujato, Rabbi George Mordecai, Ahmet Ozturk, the Rev. Dr Mansour. southsydneyherald.com.au/faiths-urged-t…

Warming could increase UK flood damage bill by 20% – see the map - BBC News apple.news/Abj3PjNn-QISJK…

Nothing like the joy of young children @TheDrelincourt jumping out of seats to watch the birds in our school garden. ECO council getting ready for the #bigschoolsbirdwatch! #natureinaction @Natures_Voice @RSPBNI @RSPB_Learning @Eco_SchoolsNI

Such a beautiful morning for 30 volunteers from Magheralin Parish ⁦@downanddromore⁩ to plant 100 trees as part the ⁦@QGCanopy⁩ & thanks to ⁦@abcb_council⁩ for the trees. Plus 13 bird species recorded on ⁦@BTO_NIreland⁩’s ⁦@BirdTrack⁩. #care4creation

The astonishing profits from #BigOil is a direct result of the war in Ukraine, and causes energy poverty. We need a meaningful #WindfallTax now. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Our rising bills ➡️ their record profits. The UK government needs to start acting in the interests of the public, not oil and gas giants.

@lcgeography Well done, great photo

At last I had a chance to image Comet c/2022 E3. Despite the media hype, this is a very faint comet that, with tonight's near full Moon out, is not naked eye visible. Still, it was fun having a go at capturing it - along with some behind the scenes photos.

Last night the Diocese of London Bishop's Council voted to disinvest from fossil fuels. The Bishop’s Council includes diocesan bishops, archdeacons, and elected lay and clerical members of Diocesan Synod. #CaringForGodsCreation @CClimateAction @YCCNetwork @CofEEnvironment

Churches need to echo this call. #BanksDivest Celebrities call on UK banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coal fields theguardian.com/environment/20…

Churches need to call for banks and pension funds to #divest from #fossilfuels. Banks still investing heavily in fossil fuels despite net zero pledges – study theguardian.com/environment/20…

#exxonknew ExxonMobil: Oil giant predicted climate change in 1970s - scientists bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Conservative MP sets out action plan for #climateaction. Net zero: UK is falling behind on race to curb emissions, warns review bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

@PeaseRoland @mary_beth_brown @acousticsorg Great BBC #scienceinaction episode A quick poll for listeners, which was the 3d printed violin?

Also in the programme, concert violinist @mary_beth_brown demonstrates the quality of a #3Dprinted #violin she's been showing off at @acousticsorg this week. We've a #spotthedifference challenge (Gagliano vs polylactic acid) twitter.com/acousticsorg/s…

First item in BBC Science in Action tomorrow, the ancient DNA that shows a thriving ecosystem in northern Greenland 2 million years ago. Geneticist Eske Willeslev describes the discovery, with climate comment from @DrAislingDolan bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…