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Feb 25, 2023: Oregon Public Broadcasting: ​The Christian case for fighting climate change is being tested in Eastern Oregon
​Like many Christian stories, the origin of Climate Vigil began with an awakening.
Peter Fargo, who founded the group, traces the idea back to the birth of his son in 2019.
“There was something about that moment with our newborn son that I needed to get my attention,” he said. “That was when I said yes to that calling in my heart and soul.”

​Science and religion are often depicted as opposing forces in the debate over climate change, but Fargo isn’t afraid to make an explicitly Christian argument for environmentalism that he believes can capture hearts and minds.
In conservative Eastern Oregon, which has been battered by wildfires, floods and decades of drought, he’s counting on his message being especially relevant. And researchers are watching Oregon, and rural America at-large, to see if these types of arguments will break through in communities where these issues can sometimes carry political baggage. 2.25.23