Books
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (also PBS show)
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Ecological Footprints: An Essential Franciscan Guide for Faith and Sustainable Living by Dawn M. Nothwehr OSF
Listening for the Heartbeat of God – A Celtic Spirituality by J. Philip Newell (church library)
Solar Storms by Linda Hogan
Ask the Beasts by Elizabeth Johnson
Black Nature edited by Camille T. Dungy
When the Trees Say Nothing: Writings on Nature by Thomas Merton
Regeneration — follow up to drawdown – Paul Hawkens
The Nature of Nature—Eric Sala
Drawdown—Paul Hawkens
Braiding Sweet Grass – Robin Wall Kimmerer
Sharon Delgado’s — The Cross in the Midst of Creation: Following Jesus, Engaging the Powers, Transforming the World
Harriet A. Washington –“A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind”
Movies
The Pope, the Environmental Crisis, and Frontline Leaders | The Letter: Laudato Si Film – YouTube THE LETTER
Dear Parents, do You Love Your Kids (2023) – YouTube – 5 minutes
(715) Laudato Si’ animation | CAFOD – YouTube Introduction video to Laudato Si
My Octopus Teacher
Kiss the Ground: about putting carbon back in the Earth: netflix.com/title/81321999
Our Planet youtube.com/watch?v=GfO-3Oir-qM
Remothering the Land: (10 Min) https://www.patagonia.com/regenerative-organic/
Just Faith option justfaith.org/sacred-land-food-and-farming/
“The Tree of Life” 2011 Brad Pitt; Sean Penn; Jessica Chastain
“The True Cost” documentary on the fashion industry
The Story of Plastic youtube.com/watch?v=PCNanJNJ8JA
“Our Planet” (8-episode documentary) ourplanet.com/en/
“The Story of Plastic” (unavailable?)
“Under Contract” Chicken industry in NC youtube.com/watch?v=yS5GJYlHkp4
bullfrogfilms.com source from Larry P. Earth Day Festival-in-a-box special if you place an order for multiple titles at once. Three titles: $250 Five titles: $400 Seven titles: $550
Talks
NASA guy – great climate change explanation: youtube.com/watch?v=vc6ewwJvunI
transportation: cnn.com/videos/us/2022/01/25/carbon-footprint-climate-change-orig-me.cnn
nytimes.com/2022/08/09/opinion/lawns-water-environment.html?smid=em-share lawns killing us (5 min)
How to talk to people
ted.com/talks/john_marshall_3_strategies_for_effectively_talking_about_climate_change
Street gardens ted.com/talks/pam_warhurst_how_we_can_eat_our_landscapes
Greta Thunburg youtube.com/watch?v=TMrtLsQbaok
Problem with Plastics ted.com/talks/patricia_villarrubia_gomez_the_problem_with_plastics_and_how_they_re_changing_the_environment?mc_cid=e3027d2a12&mc_eid=5327ef67bd
Drawdown presentation https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/lB48Bb2g7NjKxMeQC3Bkz7Os-RAOuYYx756Uw4emb6mn9loF2uPnG9C5ELSEjle–wzCbhLTKM0p-xQ3.-zmNWvwhpJsCHwE8?continueMode=true
Colleen on veganism Colleen on impact of Vegan Diet and https://youtu.be/Mkknr6Cbq4s (5 min version)
God’s Creation Needs You catholicclimatecovenant.org/resources/gods-creation-needs-you-a/
Steve Andrews Homily Nov 19 on Laudato Si and Care for Creation – Global Warming
Articles
A year’s trash in a tiny jar: (berkeleyside.org)
Climate Indifference https://reflections.yale.edu/article/faith-not-fear-varieties-christian-practice/climate-crisis-indifference-not-our-watch
Food’s Big Water Footprint https://www.watercalculator.org/footprint/foods-big-water-footprint/