Dr. Matthew Sleeth is a former emergency room physician who now preaches and teaches widely on faith and the environment. He is based in Lexington, Ky., and is the author of Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action.

The Evangelical Environmental Network is a Christian ministry dedicated to mobilizing people to care for God’s creation. The network provides resources for congregations and advocates for environmentally friendly policies.

Michael Schut is the Seattle-based author of Food & Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread. He leads retreats on the topics of spirituality, sustainability and eco-justice.

Created by the state Legislature in 1989, the Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force promotes awareness, compiles research and works on public policy change. One in six Oregonians – a record number – received SNAP (food stamp) benefits in June 2009. Oregon Faith Roundtable Against Hunger is a partner organization. Contact Simone Crowe, communications director.

Food Lifeline in Seattle is Washington state’s largest hunger relief agency. It has statistics on the people it serves. Mark Coleman is communications director.

Earth Ministry includes congregational activists in the Puget Sound, Wash., area, but its programs and resources are in use throughout the United States and Canada. It is interested in creation care and eco-justice, including food issues. Though based in Christianity, Earth Ministry’s programs and membership are open to people of all faiths. LeeAnne Beres is the […]

Lynne D. Talley is a distinguished professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include large-scale water mass distributions and circulation of the world ocean including the formation of intermediate water mass, observations useful for understanding useful for understanding large-scale dynamical processes common to most ocean […]

Dennis L. Hartmann is a professor in the department of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington. His research deals with low-frequency variability in the atmosphere and climate system as well as with climate change.

Daniel Schrag is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology at Harvard University as well as a professor of environmental science and engineering and director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. Schrag studies climate and climate change over the broadest range of Earth history.