Miniature motor, mellifluous drone, as I doze in my deckchair knowing I’m not alone, On a bee-balmy indolent May afternoon, it comforts me to know you’re going nowhere too soon, Contented customer, shopping bags in your legs, spot a pot plant, inspect her, drain nectar to its dregs, Consummate connoisseur …
It is now ten years since I started working for JRI, first as Operations Manager and more recently as Operations Director, and so it seems appropriate to review that time and look a little into the future. I was appointed not long after JRI had conducted a major strategy review, …
A new song to help promote the Season of Creation this year is to be launched during the Evensong service at St Bride’s, Fleet Street, London, on Sunday 26 May at 5.30pm. Following their successful Plastic Free Lent campaign in 2018, the Choir of St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street were …
On the day of the first UK climate strike, (15th February 2019) Martin Hodson reported on the development of the movement up to that date. But this is a very rapidly moving area, and John Weaver provides this update which was first published on the Baptist Times website. We reproduce …
JRI is pleased to announce the publication of Briefing Paper number 39, ‘Religious and Secular Concern for the Environment’ by Revd. Jonathan Clatworthy. This paper considers whether Christian concerns for the environment differ from secular ones. It looks at the ethical role of religion, and the particular emphases of Christianity …
The volume of environmental pollution by surface active agents (SAAs) accelerates, because of their intensive use and release into the environment. They are being used in industry, virtually all detergents (soaps, shampoos, toothpaste, etc.), and in preparing various cosmetics. Surfactants may act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, and …
