White House honors religious climate activists
July 23, 2015
The White House has honored 12 religious believers for "their grassroots efforts to green their communities and educate others on the moral and social justice implications of climate change," according to a blog post by Angela Barranco, the associate director for public engagement at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
Among those honored as "champions of change" on July 20 were Sister Joan Brown, executive director of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light, and Patrick Carolan, executive director of the Franciscan Action Network.
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