Hello Jon,
All the people in NYC have died because of air pollution ...
Haven’t you seen the news?
No, you haven’t seen it because it hasn’t happened ... But more than 7,0000,000 people (the same number of people living in the NYC area) have died last year because of air pollution, over half in the poorest countries in Asia.
But this is not just a problem for poor countries: in the United States more than 200,000 people die each year from air pollution related health issues.
Air pollution, according to the WHO (World Health Organization), causes cancer, cardiovascular diseases and acute respiratory diseases, mainly in women, children and the elderly ...
The consequences of climate change, says Pope Francis in Laudato Si, "we can no longer sweep under our carpet" (LS 19).
Jon, the purpose of this email is not "amass information… but rather to become painfully aware" (LS 19) of what is happening.
You and I, along with 87% of the world population, live in areas where the air we breathe does not meet the WHO recommended quality.
As you know the main cause of air pollution is the burning of fossil fuels for our electricity, transport, heating and industry. Our habits, our way of life are responsible.
But I am convinced that working to educate, build awareness and, especially, work towards the "ecological conversion" Pope Francis asks of us, sooner or later, this will change.
So this month we have launched the Season of Creation during which hundreds of events were organized throughout the world to pray and act in defense of our common home. On 4th October, to conclude this season on the occasion of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we will organize many more events and we will join the announcement of dozens of Catholic institutions that undertake to divest the production of fossil fuels.
We have much work ahead, looking forward to the future and many projects, but we have very few resources to support them. So I again ask your help. Right now we can not guarantee that we will continue our work in 2017 ...
Can you help us with a donation of U$S 20 or U$S 15?
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I assure you that we will use every dollar so that Catholics
around the world can respond to the call of Pope Francis, to realize that if we change our habits, we can save our "common home".
Everyone working in the GCCM trusts in Providence and your generosity. Please help us to continue working.
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Peace and good!
Thomas and the whole team of the Global Catholic Climate Movement.
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