A Reverend quietly walked on stage at the Brookhaven College Sustainability Summit last Thursday. Reverend Lennox Yearwood, Jr. wore the obligatory black suit with the bright white clerical collar, but his converse sneakers and flat-billed baseball cap sparked the interest of the crowd. His Keynote Address started off calm, cool and soft spoken. He hit his stride a few minutes in, and the crowd responded to his rhythmic spoken words with clapping and cheers of “Yes!” throughout his hour-long speech.
“Zero emissions is an ambitious but achievable goal.” —UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Leaders of the "Green The Church" movement launched a new effort this week to help 1,000 African-American congregations take action on climate change. Green The Church, its organizers said, "aims to bring the benefits of sustainability directly to black communities."