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North Carolina rep urges faith leaders to speak up for climate initiatives
… "are deeply involved in earth-friendly practices" like recycling, composting and installing solar panels. "However, we're under no illusion that all of these efforts, and as laudable as …
For Iowa Catholic business leader, faith is powerful motivation for climate action
… as the world's largest, said her gas station has installed electric vehicle chargers and solar panels, and worked with Iowa Business for Clean Energy to successfully lobby the state to … During the diocesan dialogue, he highlighted that a recent effort to place an added fee on solar installations was defeated after pork producers and business leaders joined with the solar industry and environmental activists. While conservatives in recent decades have largely …
Your thoughts on global climate change
… cannot do other than pretend that nothing is there? The mind thinks of solutions such as solar energy, wind power, etc., but for the majority of the population with little or no …
Notre Dame's Sakimoto: Church has 'profound' role in addressing climate crisis
… St. Pius X in Granger, Indiana, a creation care team has been active for several years. Solar panels on a maintenance barn and a four-part lecture series on Laudato Si' are among the … "but overnight, that cuts your carbon footprint by as much as a third." People can also put solar panels on their houses and buy electric vehicles, which are becoming more available, …
As temperatures rise with climate change, how can Houston beat the heat?
… Plan . These strategies include greening the city and promoting the installation of rooftop solar panels. The team will also calculate how future development in currently open spaces could … as greening urban areas, HARC researchers said. The Climate Action Plan calls for expanding solar energy use to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, making buildings more …
EarthBeat Weekly: Climate change is the most critical environmental justice issue facing the world today
… Francis' call to care for creation and combat climate change. … And in other climate news: … Solar panels have become one of the cheapest sources of energy, but the manufacturing of the … at Vox, Katherine Harmon Courage looks at ways to decrease the environmental impact of huge solar arrays. David J. Mitchell of The Advocate writes that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will …
Washington Archdiocese launches new action plan to care for creation
… links to other programs that can significantly reduce the costs of steps such as installing solar panels on parish property. The plan is the product of 18 months of work by the laity-led …
A tribute to Trumka, a Catholic whose work we must carry on
… and men of this country were going to embrace it. He was thrilled when O'Malley installed solar panels at the chancery in Braintree, Massachusetts, and did so with union labor. Last week, …
EarthBeat Weekly: Fires, floods, foot-dragging make climate action more urgent
… that in 2020, the combined amount of energy generated from renewable sources — including wind, solar, hydroelectricity, geothermal and biomass — exceeded the amount from any other source … growth related to sustainable products that reduce dependence on fossil fuels (such as solar panels, electric vehicles, etc.) would be in the "good" growth category. Conversely, growth …
Urge investors away from fossil fuels, energy agency head tells Catholics
… by 2035; reaching net-zero emissions in the electricity sector by 2040; quadrupling wind and solar capacity from their 2020 record highs annually through 2030; and ceasing the construction …
EarthBeat Weekly: We need a new relationship with the rest of creation — and with our stuff
… on the practical and ethical concerns raised by efforts to limit global warming through solar geoengineering, or the use of technologies aimed at blocking the sun's rays . Experts say … utility company sought to replace a transmission line on Native American land to bring more solar energy into the state's grid, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians didn't want a traditional …