Acceptance of the ethical dimension of climate change has risen to a new level of importance in discussions at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, say members of the Baha'i delegation.

A study course on the Scientific and Spiritual Dimensions of Climate Change has just been made available online by the International Environment Forum (IEF), a Baha'i-inspired organization addressing environment and sustainable development.

For the past five years the Baha'is of Marquette, numbering about 40, have helped with large Earth Day projects organized by EarthKeepers, an interfaith effort to care for the earth through environmental stewardship.

The U.S. Bahá'í UN Office encourages people to  “Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy,” the theme of World Environment Day June 5.

*Post-conference update

What is the relationship between ethical and spiritual principles and the practical actions of individuals and communities facing global environmental change?

The International Environment Forum, a Baha'i-inspired organization, tackles this issue at its 11th annual conference, co-organized by the Bahá'í Community of Canada, Oct. 12-14 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

For the third year in a row, Baha'is in northern Michigan collect hazardous waste on Earth Day, Saturday, April 21.

Along with members of more than 120 interfaith organizations in Michigan's Earth Keeper Clean Sweep program, Baha'is in Marquette rounded up pharmaceuticals that otherwise would get flushed down a toilet or poured down a drain -- and wind up in drinking water.