Don Bosch is the author and managing editor of the blog, The Evangelical Ecologist.

What motivated you to begin blogging about Christian environmentalism?
I became a Christian on a beautiful Oregon beach in 1978, and ecology has been calling since 1990. I started The Evangelical Ecologist in 2004 because I didn't see a lot of green evangelical thought onto the web, and wanted to help fellow Christians find trustworthy environmental information and resources.

What are some myths surrounding Christian environmentalism, and why aren't they true?
How about "Christians don't care about the environment?" I haven't met anybody, Christian or not, who thinks trashing the planet is a good idea. We might disagree on environmental approaches but I've never found Christians rejecting the need for it. Likewise, dominionism - polluting earth because we're in charge of it - is a myth perpetuated more in secular circles than the Church. Another is that Christian ecology is relatively new. Mendel was studying peas in a monastery 150 years ago. John Muir was a Christian. St. Francis and Francis Schaeffer, Mennonites and the Amish; all were green way before it was popular.

What are your personal motivations for environmental stewardship? Religion? Social justice?
Religion and social justice are human constructs. My relationship with God and what he made motivates me, and so does using ecology as common ground to share God's love with non-Christians. We're called to love God with all we've got and love our neighbor as ourselves. And all living things by extension.

Are Christians motivated differently than secular environmentalists?
We're all recycling and swapping light bulbs and driving less, so it's not so much "what" than "why." Look at all the religious terms used in secular discussions on the environment! People want a moral basis for ecology regardless of their faith, but Christians actually have one. God made the universe. He gave the earth to people to take care of it. Adam disobeyed God and brought sin and death into the world, bringing on a pollution problem (among other things). Christ's death on the cross dealt with that sin, and gave us an opportunity to restore our relationship with our Creator. Christians believe Jesus will return someday, and we know he'd better find us busy at creation care and His other business when he does. Ecology is entirely consistent with and supported by the Bible.

Do you think there is an unfulfilled desire among conservative Christians for broader faith-based environmental movements?
Yep. Christians approach ecology carefully because of things like population control, radicalism, bloated government, humanism, and earth (Gaia) worship that have been associated with the movement over the past 30 years. Christians will get more involved as they find ways to do so without compromising their faith. When they see how pollution harms unborn babies for instance, they realize pro-green is pro-life. By the way, most Christians treat ecology the same way they tithe; it's a personal thing they do quietly. A movement? Maybe not like you're thinking of it.

What about the Christians' role in the global warming debate?
We need to be engaged and we need to get smarter. I chuckle when some call global warming a moral issue, but it frankly troubles me when religious leaders do. We mustn't mistake scientific hypothesis for moral truth. Christian ethics bring us to the table but we need to listen to sound, scientific arguments both pro/con to do what's effective for the climate without ignoring moral issues like energy needs and poverty. Reduce greenhouse gasses, sure, but calling CO2 "sinful" only gets everyone hot under the collar.

Anything else?
I wrote a series called, "The Uniqueness of Christian Ecology," and an article called, Knowing the Gardener that might be useful to folks wanting to know more about Christians and ecology.