Welcome to EJC!

We are living at a time in history when the need to address environmental challenges is no longer discretionary, when our decisions are a matter of social justice and when our responses are a reflection of our faith and values. We are at a watershed moment in time when the course we choose today will unalterably shape the world of tomorrow.

Will we continue to live beyond the planet’s capacity, making economic and environmental choices that foster unlimited growth and development at the expense of people and our planet?  Or will we choose the path of sustainability and seek harmony with creation, respect life, value diversity and work for a just allocation of the earth’s resources?

Join us on a journey of education, transformation and action as we live into a new era, resisting unsustainable and destructive systems and embracing instead a world that holds life for future generations.

300 years fossil fuels in 300 secs

Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now that we’re reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies, we’re in for an exciting ride.

While there’s a real risk that we’ll fall off a cliff, there’s still time to control our transition to a post-carbon future. Visit the Post Carbon Institute for solutions we can work on right now!

Illinois … The next Appalachia!

Illinois has vast reserves of high-energy coal that lay under much of our state. Chris Cline, who made his fortune mining the mountains of Appalachia, is poised to profit.

But today’s most popular methods of coal mining in IL – longwall mining and strip mining – destroy our land and water resources, while much of the coal is shipped out of state. More …

Canada: New Saudia Arabia of Oil

Most of us don’t know that for the last 7 years, Canada has been the largest supplier of oil to the U.S.

But obtaining oil from Canada’s tar sands generates twice the amount of greenhouse gases, consume vast quantities of water and leach poison into the world’s 3rd largest watershed.

Read more … then take action!

Lessening Your Footprint – Start Today!

Why wait?  Here are four things you can get to work on now that not only will have measurable impact, but also work with others to bring about change.  Questions?  Contact us at: prichart@ecojusticecollaborative.org and we’ll get back to you!

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