Unitarian Universalist Policy

Right to Water

• Cancer-Causing Substances in Air and Water
  1976 General Resolution
  WHEREAS, safe air to breathe and safe water to drink are essential to life;
   
• Earth, Air, Water, and Fire
  1997 General Resolution
  WHEREAS safe air to breathe, safe water to drink, and a sustainable environment are essential for life;
   
• Natural Resources
  1966 General Resolution
  Pure water, pure air, open spaces and wilderness areas are precious natural resources belonging to all the people;
   
• Indian Rights
  1970 Business Resolution
  In opposing the continued exploitation of the Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts;
  In demanding an end to the continued encroachment ... upon their human rights, ancestral homelands, and water resources;
   
• End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
  2006 Action of Immediate Witness
  Petition their congressional representatives to support passage of H. R. 2719, the Clean Water Protection Act;
   
• Toxic Substances and Hazardous Waste
  1984 General Resolution
  WHEREAS, every person has the right to a safe and healthful environment; and ...
  BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1984 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association urges all Unitarian Universalists to inform themselves, educate others, and involve themselves and others in solving the problems caused by improper disposal of hazardous waste and toxic materials into our land, water and air;
   
• Environment
  1969 General Resolution
  Implement recent federal legislation by establishing stringent standards and enforceable regulations at state and federal levels to prevent contamination of all water—atmospheric, surface, and subsurface (thermal pollution must be considered a contaminant in this context);
   
• Economic Globalization
  2003 Statement of Conscience
  Certain public goods like water and education should remain under the protection of the state for the benefit of all citizens.
   
• Alternatives to the &quotWar on Drugs&quot
  2002 Statement of Conscience
  As Unitarian Universalists committed to respecting the interdependent web of existence of which we are a part, we find irresponsible and morally wrong the practices of scorching the earth and poisoning the soil and ground water in other countries to stop the production of drugs that are illegal in the United States.
   
• Threat of Global Warming/Climate Change
  2006 Statement of Conscience
  Entire cultures, nations, and life forms are at risk of extinction while basic human rights to adequate supplies of food, fresh water, and health as well as sustainable livelihoods for humans are being undermined.

Genetically Engineered Foods

• Ethical Eating: Food and Environmental Justice
  2011 Statement of Conscience
  
  We advocate for the benefit of animals, plants, food workers, the environment and humanity by:
  
  • asking food sellers and producers to label where their products come from to determine distance of transport and whether the products were irradiated or contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs);
  • supporting legislation that requires the labeling of products that are irradiated or contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs),