Have you ever wondered what air conditioning has to do with Christian faith?  Its obviously not something that Jesus thought about so why should we get concerned? A couple of years ago I read this fascinating article on conversation at Alternet about whether we can and should live without air conditioning. The article Air Conditioning is Terrible for the Earth – Here’s How To Live Without it which got me thinking about my faith and the unexpected responsibilities it places on me over the summer months.

There is simply no way to sugarcoat this.  If the Trump Administration’s FY 2018 budget, released yesterday, were to become law our children’s health and well being would pay a steep price.

On behalf of our millions of pro-life Christian supporters, we at the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) thank Representatives Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), Ryan Costello (PA-6), and 14 other Republican House Members for their courageous stance on climate change (below). 

Statement by Rev. Mitch Hescox: 

Climate change is both the greatest challenge of our time and the greatest opportunity to create sustainable prosperity that helps lift billions out of poverty.  That’s why for over a decade the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) has advocated for market base solutions such as a carbon tax that would both reduce carbon pollution and spur our economy.  

Statement by Rev. Mitch Hescox:   

In our current political climate three House Republicans this week have offered courageous leadership of a kind not seen recently.  First, they have offered something rare, bipartisanship.  But second, this bipartisan leadership is focused on something rarer still in the halls of the House – addressing climate change.

Statement by Rev. Mitch Hescox:  

Today President Obama continued his significant leadership on climate change with the release of a Presidential Memorandum (PM) on Climate Change and National Security, that requires climate change to be “considered in the development of national security-related doctrine, policies, and plans.”

Statement by Rev. Mitch Hescox:  

Congressman Mark Sanford (R-SC, 1st) deserves our thanks and support for being a good steward of God’s creation. Let me explain.

Statement by Rev. Mitch Hescox:

Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released standards for methane pollution from new sources in the oil and gas industry. EPA also released a draft regulation requiring detailed reporting of emissions from existing sources.

We at the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) applaud this positive leadership from the EPA on reducing methane pollution from new sources and the reporting requirements for existing sources.  Nearly 92,000 individual pro-life Christians primarily from Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, have called for the reduction of methane pollution from both new and existing sources.

Statement by Rev. Mitch Hescox:

On behalf of the 900,000 supporters of EEN’s work, our staff, and our Board, I want to thank Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and his colleagues, Senators Kirk (R-IL), Ayotte (R-NH), Portman (R-OH), and Collins (R-ME), for the introduction on the Senate floor of a statement affirming that climate change is real and that “human activity contributes to climate change.”

Statement by Rev. Mitch Hescox:

We are thankful to Senator Kirk (R-IL), Collins (R-ME), Merkley (D-OR), and Udall (D-NM) for their bipartisan efforts in support of the Green Climate Fund.  “In this unfortunate period of extreme partisan politics, it’s a blessing to see four senators reach across the aisle to care of the ‘least of these,’” stated The Rev. Mitch Hescox, EEN’s President.