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Laudato Trees planting program enlists Catholic properties to help increase DC's canopy
… enough trees, large lawns, huge parking lots used once a week, stormwater runoff issues, no solar panels." He wondered, "Is there anything we can do here that would essentially motivate … can open conversations about other ways their properties can be used — whether through solar power, energy efficiency or permeable parking lots — to benefit the environment. "It's a …
May 24, 2023
Disabled people face worse outcomes after natural disasters. Inclusive plans may help.
… forming Community Lighthouse , a network of churches and other community centers equipped with solar panels and backup batteries that can serve as disaster relief centers. In the pilot phase, … including a Catholic church, and 8 other sites in Louisiana. Currently three sites have solar panels, and Together New Orleans hopes to have the pilot phase built before hurricane …
Apr 25, 2023
Glimpses of a changing Earth, as seen from above
… earth for deposits of gold. In California, surfers straddle waves in the ocean. In New Jersey, solar panels float in ponds, and in India, fishing nets sink into the lakes. Residents of …
Apr 24, 2023
Sacramento parish goes solar, helps spark diocesewide movement to care for creation
… project to put Catholic teaching about the environment into action. They decided to install solar panels on the roof of the parish's Memorial Center, and by May 2022, the full 82-kilowatt, … ready to power up, producing enough energy to cover the parish's electricity needs. But the solar project also served as a first step toward flipping the switch on a wider effort to …
Apr 22, 2023
Don't forget the spiritual side of Earth Day
… that is as deep as the Earth process itself, a spirituality that is born out of the solar system and even out of the heavens beyond the solar system." To some Christians, the concept of ecospirituality is oddly discomfiting. Such …
Apr 20, 2023
Earth Day is a day of fear and hope
… to increase production, should become cheaper. Heat pumps are getting more popular, and solar panels on roofs are becoming a common sight. Corporate America now recognizes that there is money to be made in a green economy. Solar and wind energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels. The race is on to develop better …
Apr 19, 2023
Catholic resolve for sweeping climate action intensifies after latest UN report
… it and if we can make it positive," he said, pointing to rapidly decreasing costs of wind and solar and recent positive policy moves by the U.S., through the Inflation Reduction Act , and the …
Apr 6, 2023
Georgia may be turning purple. It's definitely turning green.
… Service … Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, has announced three new, large solar projects in my home state of Georgia. The deal is part of an agreement for Walton EMC to … ruby-red Cartersville, about 35 miles northwest of Atlanta, QCells is building a $2.31 billion solar panel manufacturing plant that will hire 2,000 workers and possibly meet 30% of total U.S. solar panel demand by 2027. QCells also announced the expansion of its site in Dalton, Georgia — …
Mar 31, 2023
Detroit Catholics, congressman urge EPA to save lives with soot pollution rules
… have organized a Green Team that helped the parish move toward installing sustainable gardens, solar panels and bio wells. He hopes the parish will be a zero-waste parish by 2025. Gillis …
Mar 23, 2023
The lesson of Silicon Valley Bank: Regulations protect good businesses as well as consumers
… California suburbs. Environmental and zoning laws are being used to stop the construction of solar and wind farms, as well as transmission lines, necessary to respond to global warming. …
Mar 22, 2023
For Catholic Sisters Week, Green Bay Franciscans raise up their charism to care for creation
… examples of their ecological sustainability practices on social media — including their solar panel array — as well as eco-centered prayers and suggestions for ways everyone can live in … land available for people to grow their own fruits and vegetables. In 2014, they installed 686 solar panels — enough to provide roughly half the convent's electricity needs — the array was …
Mar 14, 2023