Friday, May 30, 2014

Ninety-seven Iowa faith leaders ask White House to cut carbon emissions

From Iowa-

Ninety-seven Iowa faith leaders have signed a letter sent to the White House and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in support of the first-ever federal limits on carbon pollution at American electrical generating plans.

The Iowans include Bishop Richard Pates of Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines, Bishop Alan Scarfe of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, Bishop Julius Trimble of the Iowa Area of the United Methodist Church, Rev. Phil Barrett, General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Des Moines, Bishop Michael Burk of the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Bishop Martin Amos of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport, and Rabbi Steven Edelman-Blank of Tifereth Israel Synagogue of Des Moines.


More here-

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/29/iowa-faith-carbon-climate/9714707/

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