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At Earth Day checkpoint, Vatican's bold Laudato Si' initiative plants seeds of sustainability in the church
… with a slew of initiatives that will feed into the platform's goals, including installing solar panels and hosting a discussion next week on the connections between the crisis in Ukraine …
Apr 22, 2022
Maryland's 'historic' legislative session on climate change had strong Catholic support
… to low- and moderate-income communities. It also exempts from property taxes community solar systems serving low-income communities with affordable energy, and expands the Chesapeake … to climate change and environmental issues, including tax credits for energy efficiency and solar energy and a constitutional amendment establishing the right to a healthy and sustainable …
Apr 14, 2022
Catholic groups call for rapid climate action as UN report warns window is closing fast
… to 1.5 C still exists. It pointed to positive signs, such as the rapidly declining costs of solar and wind energy, along with lithium-ion batteries, and the rapid expansion of solar energy and electric vehicles. As of 2020, more than 20% of global emissions fell under …
Apr 7, 2022
Activist shareholders raise alarm about climate change in corporate filings
… activities" that support the Paris agreement. Among them are investments in wind and solar farms and more efficient machinery; plans to power all operations with 100% renewable …
Mar 25, 2022
DC's Catholic U solar project supports Vatican global sustainability initiative
… with a different kind of "green" energy, announcing plans for what would be the largest urban solar array in the Washington, D.C., area. The 6-megawatt system is expected to include approximately 15,000 solar panels spread across two arrays, which together will generate an estimated 10,000 megawatt …
Mar 17, 2022
Medical Mission Sisters in India create center for quiet and healing amid the wonder of God's creation
… earth — our mother and home — in a holistic way. We have installed renewable energy systems — solar water heating and solar lighting, recycling of wastewater, rainwater harvesting, bio-enzyme composting, garbage …
Mar 9, 2022
Your thoughts on listening to transgender Catholics
… would not be unique since long ago, science proved that the Earth wasn't the center of our solar system, an obsolete teaching of the church emphasizing the primacy of mankind. Benefits …
Mar 4, 2022
Solar panels enhance students' lessons, reduce monastery's carbon footprint
… Cardinal Ritter's roof is contributing to the students' education as well. Twenty-eight solar panels have been installed on 1,000 square feet of the school's roof, but they aren't … it. I'm trying to put my faith into action." Elsewhere in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the solar panel technology of today is at work at a monastery rooted in centuries-old tradition. More …
Feb 25, 2022
As Build Back Better stalls, faith leaders call Biden, Senate to 'moment for courage' on climate
… affordable housing. On climate, it outlines $555 billion that would provide tax credits for solar installation, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades, as well as place a fee on …
Feb 17, 2022
EarthBeat Weekly: Florida solar standoff shows environmental justice applies to renewable energy, too
… organized twice in the past two years to block construction of two large, utility-scale solar farms on nearby vacant farmland. "It's a great idea. But it's in the wrong location," … chair of the Saint Peter Saint Paul Community Council who lived near one of the proposed solar sites, told the online publication. She and others in her community, a small town of roughly 1,200 people, had concerns about the proposed solar facilities' compatibility in their neighborhood, potential environmental harms for those …
Jan 7, 2022
Links: Puerto Rico's energy grid; loss of Desmond Tutu; rising number of clergy quitting
… rebuild a decentralized, sustainable energy grid back in 2017! The island has ample wind and solar resources, so it is criminal to think the island will remain dependent on imported diesel, …
Dec 28, 2021