NE Portland Catholic Parishes present

Environmental Enrichment Series

Zoom presentations April 20–May 11

Northeast Portland Catholic parishes St. Charles, St. Andrew, Holy Redeemer and The Madeleine held our Spring 2022 Environmental Enrichment Series, a series of nationally renowned speakers discussing critical climate and environmental topics.

The 90-minute sessions were held via Zoom See below for a description of each presentation and a link to replay the Zoom presentation.

Katharine Hayhoe

Christians and Climate Change

Katharine is a nationally-renowned Climate Scientist, and professor and department chair of Public Policy and Public Law at Texas Tech University. She is also the Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy.

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Marc Brune

Greening Buildings for Carbon Neutrality

Principal at PAE Engineers and Madeleine School parent, Marc is an internationally recognized leader in sustainable designs for built environments, and expert in mechanical engineering and energy modeling

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May 4—Rachel Wheeler, PhD

Ecospirituality

Dr. Wheeler is an Assistant Professor of Theology at University of Portland. In addition to teaching on the Bible, Christian spirituality, and spiritual practices, she has a particular interest in how people interpret their pro-environmental behavior as spiritual.

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May 11—Kids Saving the Earth

Empowering and Mobilizing Youth

Kids for Saving Earth provides “education into action” environmental education curriculum to instructors including action projects, worksheets, music programs, art projects and more. Learn what you can do to empower Kids Saving the Earth.