Laudato Si – Praise Be – Links and Resources

Catholic

• The Environment, A Collective Good (excerpt from the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church)
• Renewing the Earth: An Invitation to Reflection and Action on Environment in Light of Catholic Social Teaching – 1991 Pastoral Statement of  the USCCB
• Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good – 2001 Statement of the USCCB
• Catholic Climate Covenant
• Global Catholic Climate Coalition
• Catholic Relief Services and Climate Change – Global Solidarity
• Pontifical Academy of Sciences
  • Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature, Our Responsibility, 2014
• USCCB Environment/Environmental Justice Program
• Caritas Internationalis

General Information from Catholic Social Teaching

• Care for God’s Creation – An Overview
• The Common Good and Catholic Social Teaching (Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and UK)
• Catholic Social Teaching Podcast – Stewardship of Creation, Common Good, etc.

Environmental

• NASA: Global Climate Change
• Governor’s (CA) Office of Planning and Research
• Governor’s office- latest drought information
• Environmental Protection Agency-Greenhouse Emissions – About

Practical Conservation

Water

• 100+ Ways to Conserve
• Tips on how to save water
• EPA – Water Sense

Greenhouse Gasses

• EPA – What you can do to reduce emissions

Background

• What is an Encyclical? – Visit the New Advent website