New Community Project - Who are we?

The New Community Project is a faith-based nonprofit organization with the modest goal of changing the world! People are struggling, the earth is a mess, God's not amused, and we all know something's not right here. Our mission is to provide experiences that change us, resources that challenge us, and a community that gives us hope. Learn more about our programs and projects here and read about one specific area of our work below. Glad to have you along!

Every Picture Tells a Story - The heat is on

Severe flooding in the US, Pakistan and around the world; heat waves in Russia, East Africa and here at home; diminishing snow pack from the Himalaya to the Sierra Nevada; escalating glacial melt in the polar regions; higher average global temperatures for every month in 2010 so far than ever recorded—clear on-the-ground evidence for a rapidly warming world.

These reports from the field are backed up by a recent NOAA report saying that all ten key indicators of long-term warming are pointing in the same direction—toward an unmistakably changing global climate.

NCP's new Climate Action Plan!

And those in the know are saying this is just the beginning. What's next? The distinct possibility of widespread hunger, as crop production declines in many areas and food-exporting countries restrict or curtail exports; possible extinction of half of all species by 2100; the permanent thaw of the northern ice caps, perhaps leading to a stalled Gulf Stream (Old Europe becomes Cold Europe); sea level rise of 15-20 inches within 50 years and the potential for a full meter by 2100, displacing 10 percent of the earth's population; and the probability of wars—even nuclear war—if temperatures rise 4-6 degrees Fahrenheit. Reason for the conflict? Famine, as food and water become scarce and countries do what they must to feed their people.

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Meanwhile, the United States continues to emit nearly 6 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually—nearly 20 tons per person—about a quarter of the global total.

Who's going to get us out of this fix? Surprise…!

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