River of Life is among many groups in Michigan and around the nation that see a link between religion and the environment. We obviously haven't done very well at it to date. St. Mary Catholic Church in Rochester Hills is part of the River of Life alliance and has its own committee dedicated to environmental issues. Eugene Strain of St. Mary. We will do anything we can to clean up the environment.
Pollution is man-made.
Critics have said that global warming belongs in the realm of science and politics, not the pulpit. But for these ecumenical environmentalists, the Bible itself reads like an environmental handbook. God so loved the world, they say. While some groups think globally, others, like River of Life, act locally. In Detroit, a coalition of religious and civic organizations has railed for years against the moral, social and environmental injustice of urban neighborhoods blighted by neglect, or polluted by careless industries.