Global Warming/Climate Change

As Unitarian Universalists, we recognize the interdependence of all existence and are called to seek solutions to environmental degradation in affirmation of our Seventh Principle. Most are now aware of the severe consequences of the Earth’s shifting climate, which not only threatens to disrupt key ecological processes, but will exacerbate worldwide inequality as its impacts disproportionately affect marginalized groups in vulnerable regions. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was a stark reminder of the grave consequences of our reliance on nonrenewable energy, as its impacts not only harmed sensitive habitat and marshland, but reverberated throughout communities whose livelihoods rely on sustainable fishery management. As a coastal state, Maryland is projected to be particularly impacted by sea level rise, with profound implications for our State’s ecology, economy, and culture.

2011 brings renewed opportunities for Maryland citizens to help launch our State into a position of national climate leadership. At stake is one of the largest offshore wind farms yet proposed in the United States, an initiative which would minimize our State’s reliance on non-renewable energy, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce unemployment. Unitarian Universalists have always provided key contributions to nationwide grassroots environmental efforts, and now more than ever we are called to stand as a leading example on the importance of citizen campaigns to transform Maryland’s energy dependence.

Please click here to read more about UULM's position on climate change.

EPA TESTIMONY

UULM-MD Global Warming Task Force Co-Chair Dave Hackett testified at a hearing before an Environmental Protection Agency panel considering whether greenhouse gases can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. To see an article about the EPA hearing in the UUA News, click here.

"UULM-MD Task Force Chair Dave Hackett testifies before the EPA."

To read a copy of the UULM-MD's Task Force Chair's testimony before the EPA panel, click here.

For additional information on these and other environmental issues, check out

1Sky
UU UNO Climate Change Task Force
League of Conservation Voters
Union of Concerned Scientists 
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Environment Maryland
Sierra Club of Maryland
Maryland League of Conservation Voters
Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light 
UU Ministry for Earth 

In addition to being a UULM-MD priority, global warming is a top issue for many other statewide advocacy networks as well as the Unitarian Universalist Association and the UU Service Committee. Please click here to view the Statement of Conscience adopted at the 2006 UUA General Assembly.

The UULM-MD Board of Directors has adopted guidelines that UUs may use when fiscal issues arise in relation to our priority issues, such as global warming. Please click here to read the guidelines.

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