Hurricanes spawn talk of ties between religion, environment

http://www.religionlink.org/tip_050923.php
Stewardship of the Earth is of major importance in nearly every religion, and as the environment increasingly becomes something of concern, religions of all different kinds- Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Catholic- have formed environmentally-focused groups centered on how to change things in the world so that we can be good stewards of the Earth. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita helped facilitate the ties become religion and the environment; although these hurricanes were catastrophic at least people started realising that the environment was important to focus on in our world today. I think that it is incredible that so many religions are forming councils or groups to help fight against environmental dangers that the world is experiencing despite vast differences among the faiths- it makes it seem as though people are people first above their religions (although depending on your level of devoutness that may not be true).