Environmental Archive

Articles

A list of articles published by the Environmental Panel of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

To what purpose is this waste? [html] [pdf]
What do you throw away in an average week? Is it all waste? Reflect for a moment and then take a look in your bin! At least 55% of its contents are reusable. (Presbyterian Herald Dec 2002)
Water - The Gift of Life [html] [pdf]
Two members from the Environmental Panel of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland attended the ECEN (European Christian Environmental Network) Assembly in Voles, Greece in May. Fifty-one church delegates met from eighteen different European countries. Rev. Sam Millar and Mr. Joe Furphy were the only. Joe Furphy were the only representatives from Churches in Ireland. (Presbyterian Herald Oct 2003)
A Land Flowing With Milk (and Honey?) [html] [pdf]
When God created man, it is recorded in Genesis 2:15, he placed him in the Garden of Eden and gave him the task of caring for the for the environment. Likewise today our farmers have a responsibility to care for the rural environment while seeking to earn a reasonable livelihood. (Presbyterian Herald Feb 2004)
Water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink [html] [pdf]
A personal view by Gilbert Young, a member of the Environmental Panel. (Presbyterian Herald May 2004)
Why not also flowing with honey? [html] [pdf]
In the February edition of the Herald, Robert Buick wrote an article on the production of organic milk under the heading 'A Land Flowing with milk (and honey)?' Norman Walsh, President of the Ulster Beekeepers' Association and a member of Hillsborough congregation, tells us that Ireland also has lots of honey.(Presbyterian Herald July 2004)