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The King's Green Pad

Stewardship and Sustainability from a Christian Perspective

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Url:http://kingsgreenpad.ca
Author(s):Maria Snip, Facebook User, Jeffrey Veenstra, Facebook User, Stephen Martin, Mike Ferber, Evan Joyes, Will Van Arragon, Rebecca Ellis, David Bruinsma, Rebecca Warren, Facebook User, Facebook User, Arlette Zinck, Facebook User, John R Wood, Julianne Fraley Gilchrist, Facebook User, Heather Looy, Facebook User
Language:English
Tags:environment, creation care, sustainability
Description:The King's Green Pad is a collaborative effort that discusses sustainability and environmental stewardship from a Christian perspective.
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Popularity:94 Followers

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The 100 Mile Diet and The Omnivore’s Dilemma
The books, The 100 Mile Diet (JB Mackinnon and Alisa Smith) and The Omnivore’s Dilemma (Michael Pollan) bring a renewed answer to the question, “What’s for dinner”. The idea of driving to the su...more
2009-12-02
Mangroves in Mexico
On a recent vacation to Mexico, my husband and I took an excursion to an eco-reserve, one of the few places left in Mexico where the hotel industry has not gobbled up the beautiful coastline. Driv...more
2009-12-01
Double-timing on Farley
I have been cheating on Farley Mowat – with a man AND a woman. First with Farley’s second wife, Claire Mowat and second with Alberta author Sid Marty.  Claire, perhaps following the large and del...more
2009-11-26
Creation Care in Sunday School
Christian writing about the environment often suffers from a few problems. First, it tends to be too theological. Second, it tends to ignore social systems. Third, it assumes individual solutions t...more
2009-11-23
Going Green and the Solar Energy Movement
EFCL GREEN CHALLENGE Presents: Gordon Howell, Solar Energy Expert “Going Green and the Solar Energy Movement”We invite the general public to join us in an informative and enter...more
2009-11-19
Commuting is Not for the Weak
I was a long-distance commuter student for one week. A self imposed experiment to see if I could tolerate ETS for two hours a day round trip? As if. I already know I can put up with ETS despite ...more
2009-11-16
Searching for Yellowstone
This summer my family and I traveled to Yellowstone National Park for a short family vacation. We had a wonderful time and visited the obligatory sites/sights: Old Faithful, Mammoth Hotsprings, Ca...more
2009-11-11
Book Reviews: Saving God’s Green Earth and Earth-wise
The two books, Saving God’s Green Earth and Earth-wise are outstanding examples of literature pertaining to a Christian response to creation care. Saving God’s Green Earth, by Tri Robinson, brings ...more
2009-11-06
We are collectively insane
We are collectively insane. At least that’s what developmental psychologist and environmentalist Paul Shepard argued in his book . We are insane because we live alienated from, and fearful of, the...more
2009-11-02
Why we need nuclear power and hydro-electric power
When people ask the question “what needs to be done about global warming”, the solution is not to buy offsets, to plant trees or to shut down the tar sands. The solution to global warmi...more
2009-10-29

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Mike FerberDec 7, 2008

"The King's Green Pad" is a collaborative blog involving 18 faculty, 8 students and 4 alumni of The King's University College in Edmonton, AB. Though KGP will not launch until January 1, 2009 it would be great if we could build some momentum for it on Facebook. So, help spread the word!
 
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