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Found this on Google Video. Don't have a TV so never saw it whenever it was broadcast, but it is a brilliant portrayal of global politics and the future of the planet by comedian Robert Newman (of Newman and Baddiel fame).

In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline. In 2002, General Motors pulled the plug on their innovative EV1 electric car, despite an outcry and public protests. By the end of 2005, every car had been crushed and recycled in the GM Desert Proving Grounds.

Who killed the electric car?

Visit the movie site, www.whokilledtheelectriccarmovie.com, to see the suspects and hear the story.

Or watch the Who Killed the Electric Car? YouTube trailer...

Ekklesia is reporting on the letter sent from the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to US President George W Bush this week and rejected by the US administration.

Iranian president asks Bush, what would Jesus do? - The White House has publicly dismissed an extraordinary letter from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad which challenges President George W. Bush’s attachment to Christian values by time-and-again asking how his warlike actions square up with the teachings of Jesus. [Ekklesia News]

Today is the final episode in my essay on the question of the ecological bankruptcy of Christianity for Advanced Workshop.

Today covers the conclusion of the essay and the full bibliography, for those who are interested in some further reading on the issues raised.

Given that this is the end of this essay, it'd be good to have comments and conversation on the Christianity and ecology forum.

Here's the next installment of my Advanced Workshop essay on Christianity and the ecological crisis.

This section discusses revisionist responses to the accusation of the ecological bankruptcy of Christianity. The word limits of the essay means that this section is limited to the revisionist ecological doctrines of two key theologians: H. Paul Santmire, and Jürgen Moltmann.

Tomorrow is the conclusion of the essay, and the full bibliography, for those interested in some further reading.

Today is the 5th installment of my essay on the culpability of Christianity with regard to the environmental crisis.

This section of the essay covers reconstructionist responses, in particualr the creation spirituality of Matthew Fox, and ecofeminism as represented particularly by Rosemary Radford Ruether.

Hope you enjoy it!

Today is the 4th installment of my Advanced Workshop essay on Christianity and the environmental crisis.

This section covers the first of the three main types of responses - apologetic defenses of Christianity with regard to the allegation of ecological bankruptcy.

Comments are welcome, as ever.

Today I give you part three of my Advanced Workshop essay on the ecological crisis and the ethical guilt of Christianity.

In this section we get to grips with the allegations levelled at Christianity, and the consequent reflection on and clarification and extension of the charges.

As usual, comments are very welcome.

Today is the first installment of my Advanced Workshop essay on the ecological crisis and the culpability of Christianity. I'm gonna tease you and just publish the introduction today, which outlines the structure of the essay. So, you should be able to guess from here what you're going to get for each of the next five days at least.

As always, comments and reflections are most welcome.

Ok, it's been ages since I've posted anything on the site - so very sorry to anyone who's been reading/waiting. I've had a tight deadline for my latest two essays for Advanced Workshop, the undergraduate tehology course I'm currently studying. Submitting these two essays brings me to 10 out of 12 completed - I can hardly believe I've got that far through it! Only two more study weekends and two more essays and it's all finished.

Anyway, I thought I'd publish one of the last two essays here (I feel rather nervous about this, as I've only just submitted it and so haven't had a mark or feedback - so please treat me gently!). I thought the best thing would be to publish it in episodes, so comments and reflections on the issues raised as we go are very welcome.

The essay is about the ecological crisis we find ourselves in and the causes of the impending environmental disaster. The essay title is...

First installment of my essay tomorrow.