In Support of America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act
2009 Action of Immediate Witness
BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists respect the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part; andBECAUSE the Unitarian Universalist Association is holding its 2009 General Assembly in Utah, ...

Extend the Tax Credit for Wind and Solar Power
2008 Action of Immediate Witness
Because: Unitarian Universalists as a community of faith respect the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part;Whereas: The 2006 UUA [Unitarian Universalist Association] General Assembly ...

End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
2006 Action of Immediate Witness
WHEREAS the Appalachian mountain range is an irreplaceable environmental treasure in the heart of the United States;WHEREAS mountaintop removal coal mining is devastating the environment, economies, people, ...

Threat of Global Warming/Climate Change
2006 Statement of Conscience
Earth is our home. We are part of this world and its destiny is our own. Life on this planet will be gravely affected unless we embrace new practices, ethics, and values to guide our lives on a warming ...

Endorse the Earth Charter
2002 Action of Immediate Witness
Because Unitarian Universalists affirm and promote the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; and Because our Unitarian Universalist Principles affirm "respect for the interdependent ...

Responsible Consumption Is Our Moral Imperative
2001 Statement of Conscience
Preface Material comforts that we enjoy in the United States and Canada come at a greater cost than we often realize. Our two countries, together with other industrial nations, consume a disproportionately ...

Toxic Threats to Children
1997 General Resolution
BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person and respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part; and WHEREAS ...

Earth, Air, Water, and Fire
1997 General Resolution
BECAUSE the seven principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association connect the values of democracy, personal growth, and social justice to a recognition of the interdependent web of all existence; ...

Population and Development
1996 General Resolution
BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists affirm concern for the whole earth, all of earth's inhabitants, and the future we share; and WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association is an advocate for women's empowerment, ...

United Nations and Earth Day Celebrations
1994 Business Resolution
Because the Unitarian Universalist Association has long been an advocate for world peace, human rights, and environmental protection; and Because our principles, our concerns, and our vision for the future ...

Environmental Justice
1994 General Resolution
BECAUSE we affirm justice and compassion in human relations, the inherent worth and dignity of every person, and respect for the interdependent web of all existence; and BECAUSE we share the goal of world ...

Safer Sources of Energy
1992 General Resolution
BECAUSE future generations have the right to inherit a livable biosphere; and BECAUSE the responsibility for ensuring the livability of the biosphere lies ultimately with every person; and WHEREAS the ...

Protecting the Biosphere
1989 General Resolution
Guided by our respect for the sanctity of all life and for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part; Recognizing the stress placed upon the biosphere through excessive demands upon ...

Toxic Substances and Hazardous Waste
1984 General Resolution
WHEREAS, every person has the right to a safe and healthful environment; and WHEREAS, as the problems created by toxic substances and hazardous wastes affect our health and that of future generations, ...

Law of the Sea Treaty
1982 General Resolution
WHEREAS, the oceans of the world cover 70% of its surface; and WHEREAS, there is no international, oceanic policy; the United States has no such policy and recent incidents have shown the extreme dangers ...

Alternate Sources and Conservation of Energy
1981 General Resolution
WHEREAS, the United States must, out of economic, ecological, and political necessity, develop alternate sources of energy and means of conserving energy; and WHEREAS, the United States cannot continue ...

Solar Heating
1979 General Resolution
WHEREAS, solar space and hot water heating is practical and cost effective; and WHEREAS, government research, development, promotional efforts and tax credits have stressed complex and expensive active ...

Problem of Environmental Policy
1977 General Resolution
WHEREAS, we recognize the integrity of our environment, both physical and social, and our need to respect the interdependence of ecological spheres and social activities; and WHEREAS, the continued pollution ...

Energy
1977 General Resolution
WHEREAS, the availability of adequate supplies of energy at a reasonable cost is essential to the welfare and future of all peoples of the world, both in developed and undeveloped countries; and WHEREAS, ...

Nuclear Power
1976 General Resolution
WHEREAS, the electric power industry in the US and Canada has proposed a huge program of constructing nuclear power plants as an answer to the problems caused by the growing shortage of petroleum and the ...

Cancer-Causing Substances in Air and Water
1976 General Resolution
WHEREAS, safe air to breathe and safe water to drink are essential to life; BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1976 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association strongly urges that the federal Environmental ...

Population and the Quality of Life
1975 General Resolution
WHEREAS, the rapidly increasing human population of the world has caused grave problems in the supply of food and raw materials and threatens the quality of life in developed and developing nations alike; ...

Safer Alternatives to the Alaska Pipeline
1973 General Resolution
WHEREAS, there are strong indications that the proposed Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline would endanger the existence of much Arctic wildlife, including the migratory caribou upon which many of the inhabitants ...

Environment
1971 General Resolution
IN VIEW OF, the widespread and serious problem of pollution of our land, air and water; IN VIEW OF, the rapid depletion of many of our non-renewable natural resources and the dangerous exploitation of ...

Unitarian Universalist Statement on Survival and Population Control
1970 General Resolution
WHEREAS, two hundred scientists from fifty different countries meeting in Paris in the fall of 1968 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Social and Cultural Organization came to the conclusion ...