Caring for God's creation takes on more urgency with each passing day. The climate continues to warm, half of all the earth's wetlands are already gone, we're losing an average of one species of plant or animal to extinction every hour, and all the while Americans are consuming twice their weight in stuff every day.

And it's more than just an environmental issue--our neighbors are suffering from our excesses. Case in point: the World Health Organization reports that 160,000 people around the world are dying annually from the effects of global warming. For the most part, the ones who die have done little to contribute to the warming of the globe--they're far to poor to burn a lot of fossil fuel.

Check out our earth-keeping projects--efforts that include everything from protecting rainforest to helping the homeless have access to low-cost bicycles. Special programs also help groups make good choices about purchasing responsibly and using energy efficiently.

Want to learn more about your impact on the planet--and how you can live more sustainably? We have info on everything from our diets to our driving, from our ecological footprint to facts about the Amazon, from global warming to grotesque consuming. Go! Learn! Change!

One Earth

As best we can tell, Earth is the only planet within our reach that is capable of supporting human life. Indeed, after running the numbers on the billions of galaxies in the known universe, one scientist concluded that there may not be another planet like this anywhere in the vast reaches of space.

One Chance

The World Wildlife Fund predicts that if we don't make significant changes in the way we treat the Earth, there is a good chance that things will begin to come unglued within 50 years. If you count melting ice caps and depleted ocean fisheries, it may already be happening.

One Challenge

Living as stewards of God's creation has never been more urgent--or more challenging. And yet the rewards of living more responsibly are plentiful--a vibrant ecosystem, a healthier human family, a world worth passing on to our children, and a show of respect for the creator. To rephrase the old song, "We've got the whole world in our hands...." Let's begin to live like it!