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Mainline Protestant Denominations' Perspectives on Urban Life and the Environment
Clean Air Principles
Church of the Brethren, 2000
Over 100 million Americans live in areas that
do not meet the current health standards for ozone
smog, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead and
particulate matter. In addition, cancer-causing
air toxics exceed levels considered safe in millions
of neighborhoods. Those most at risk of harm from
air pollution are children, the elderly, people
with heart and lung diseases (like asthma and
emphysema), and poor and minority communities
who are often in closest proximity to pollution
sources…
What we should do:
- Invest in alternative fuels and energy efficiency
for electric generation and transportation.
- Invest in urban revitalization as a means
to improve urban infrastructures and reduce
suburban sprawl.
- As individuals, do our part by not wasting
energy and demanding cleaner energy and more
transportation choices that promote nonpolluting
vehicles, better mass transit and land use planning.
Read
the complete statement in the Environmental Anthology
of Denominational Policy.
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Care for the Earth:
Theology and Practice
Reformed Church of America, 1982
Hundreds of toxic chemicals arc regularly found
in the atmosphere of major urban centers. Although
scientists are beginning to agree that a large
percentage of cancer cases
are related to such toxic chemicals in the environment,
only four such carcinogenic air pollutants are
now regulated and controlled in the United States.
Read
the complete statement in the Environmental Anthology
of Denominational Policy.
The Land: God’s
Giving, Our Caring
American Lutheran Church, 1982
No community in America, rural or urban, can
afford to be without a land-use plan. Broad guidelines
may be developed at the state level, but planning
should be done at the most local level that is
suitable. Next, communities will need to have
the necessary implementing legislation and the
courage to enforce such laws.
Read
the complete statement in the Environmental Anthology
of Denominational Policy.
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