Environment

WASHINGTON -- An evangelical leader whose organization sponsored a prayer event on environmentalism believes that global poverty is strongly connected to man-made climate change.

Evangelical Environmental Network President Mitch Hescox, who worked in the energy business before becoming a pastor, told The Christian Post that combating man-made climate change is where his desire to evangelize and to care for the poor meet.

"God called me to it because I have a desperate passion for caring for evangelizing people and for caring for the poor," said Hescox. "How we care about creation care determines how we care about human life. Because the impacts of poverty, of disease, water shortages, is all related to how we steward the creation." more >>

News of California's Salton Sea drying up has spread across the internet as new reports indicate it could result in an environmental disaster.

The once-flourishing resort location is shrinking and therefore getting saltier. This could cause "clouds of toxic dust " to spread across Southern California, according to BBC. As a result of the drying, toxins selenium and arsenic could be released from the lake bed.

Once a part of the Colorado River Delta, the inland sea holds water left over from when the Grand Canyon was carved out. more >>

A professor at an evangelical university in Southern California claims that evangelicals are becoming more convinced of the evidence for man-made global warming ahead of Earth Day this Sunday.

Mark McReynolds, assistant professor of Environmental Science at Biola University, said, "Evangelicals, like the rest of our society, are coming around to the real evidence of global climate change. It is a big, complicated topic, with many implications for us in the U.S."

"Climate scientists are in near unanimity that the evidence speaks loudly for human-caused climate change and the general public is slowly understanding the issue and its implications." more >>

Matt Damon's agency has confirmed the actor will star in "an anti-fracking movie" entitled "The Promised Land" which he co-wrote with actor John Krasinski.

Krasinski, best known for his role on the television series "The Office," came up with the idea for the film. "The Promised Land" follows a salesman whose life changes after he arrives in a small town. The actor will play Damon's rival in the film about controversial drilling, reported Variety.

"The Promised Land" was to be Damon's directorial debut, but due to scheduling conflicts, the director of Damon's previous film "Good Will Hunting," Gus Van Sant, will take the job. more >>

People who think their house is small might not complain after meeting Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller from Boulder, Colorado. The couple just completed building their dream home- a tiny house, totaling 125 square feet.

"It's 19 feet long wall to wall," Smith told ABC news in Denver. "The interior square-footage is about 125 square feet."

The house has a kitchen, bathroom, living area, and a lofted bed. more >>

Hawaii is experiencing an increased demand for electric vehicles, causing the state to add an additional $350,000 to its electric vehicle rebate program. The move comes as experts in Australia discuss the potential problems electric vehicles could have on the distribution of power.

Electric cars are booming in popularity on the island state and officials have announced that because of the popularity of the energy efficient cars, the state rebate program for the vehicles would be extended through Nov. 1, 2012.

The rebate program, known as EV Ready Rebate, was originally expected to come to an end at the end of this month. more >>