Rusty Pritchard

by Rusty Pritchard For over twenty years I’ve been a student of American environmentalisms. The plural is intentional. Environmental concern flows from many springs, and though some of the streams merge, they also divide, so rarely does it form a single channel. Homeschooling moms, national security hawks, peace and justice advocates, hunters and anglers, Christian [...]

The Myth of Overpopulation

January 31, 2011

How the environmental movement has been duped by population advocates and how Christians can lend some clarity.

Inside Flourish

January 21, 2011

What’s inside this issue of Flourish magazine? To start, are fears over overpopulation overrated? Also, the important role of gratitude in justice, and an introduction of a new member to the Flourish team.

Flourish president Rusty Pritchard writes from Port-au-Prince, detailing the tragedy of Haitian politics in the time of cholera, and where hope can still be found.

Film | Cool It

December 6, 2010

A climate change film by a scientist known for his skepticism. How could it possibly be the sequel to An Inconvenient Truth?

The Paradox of Efficiency

September 22, 2010

It’s getting cheaper to save energy, but that doesn’t mean we’ll save it.

Think the world’s biggest environmental problems are overpopulation and climate change? Think again.

Flourish’s president returns from a trip to Haiti with some good news about how the country is reviving and how you are helping it.

Nigerians are poorer, and happier, than Americans. Paraplegics are happier than lottery-winners. So when we abuse creation to make money, what good is it doing anyone?

If we do the math, we discover that NO car is safe. Driving is inherently dangerous.

It’s not enough for Christians to claim that environmentalism seems like a religion. We have to provide some answers for what to do about that, and see it as the opportunity it is.

Disregard bogus claims about some pact made with the devil. The real history of Haiti is more sinister, but the Haitian people are the real heroes. Here’s how to help now and in the future.

The environmental crisis is a crisis of character. How do we develop and employ virtues like prudence, courage, faith, and hope to confront it?

Where have we been?

October 19, 2009

Chicagoland’s Christians gave a warm welcome to Flourish last week. Here’s a recap!