Hunter Lovins, a well-known environmentally focused entrepreneur and advocate, has news for us: We are already in a climate crisis. Enough talk about what might happen in the future (though that’s important, she says). There is plenty occurring right now that …

Pope Francis, in his encyclical Laudato Si, calls for “a new and universal solidarity” to deal with a planet imperiled by a lack of attention to its ecological state. The encyclical by the lightning-rod Argentinian, elected in 2013 to lead …

Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si (Praise Be to You), released Thursday morning, laid out a case for a more conscious stewardship of the planet, rejecting what he said was a short-sighted throw-away culture of consumerism and greed. Climate change, ecological destruction …