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EarthBeat Weekly: Despite actions against Big Oil, demand for fossil fuels remains high
… cells built into roofing materials and exterior cladding, entire buildings are becoming solar panels , although the technology still faces some regulatory and economic hurdles, writes …
Traditional peoples hold key to healthy ecosystems, Vatican official says
… parts of North America, Indigenous groups are finding new economic opportunities in wind and solar energy. In Canada's Yukon region, one of the most drastic signs of climate change is that …
EarthBeat Weekly: How to shrink our pandemic-fueled digital environmental footprints
… God's creation . Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese of Religion News Service describes how installing solar panels to shrink their carbon footprint allows religious institutions to do good while …
Solar panels allow religious institutions to do well while doing good
… Jesuit order's climate push and provide a revenue stream, all at the same time. The answer was solar panels. Laudato Si' , Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment, has stimulated a … the underlying philosophical, moral and religious impetus" for the school's decision to go solar, said Planning. "There has been a move on the part of religious institutions, Catholic …
Creation Care Prayer Network launches to spur ecological conversion worldwide
… and butterfly and vegetable gardens. They also have switched to hybrid vehicles, installed solar panels and created peace and cosmic walk paths for contemplating creation in nature. In the …
Review of US bishops' investment guidelines is underway
… In that sense, for religious groups, divestment is an even more practical step than putting solar panels on a sanctuary, McKibben said. "The single biggest obstacle to progress on climate …
A meditation on Mars, and beyond
… birth a more complete realization and understanding of the divine presence throughout myriad solar systems? I wonder if findings about life elsewhere call for alterations to the seamless …
Catholic action on environment set for massive multiplication this Laudato Si' Week
… been among the most active, he said, with his own Salesian province in India committing to solar energy. "We're very optimistic, because as I said, we are seeing a movement from below, and …
In Gaza, tiny Catholic community tries to stay in touch during airstrikes
… light to moderate damage inside and outside the compound — including to the front door and solar panels used for electricity. "It is very terrible; from (today) 5 a.m. in the morning …
Sen. Warnock: Biden's infrastructure plan can help repair America's divisions
… focused on clean energy, it "helped launch a clean energy revolution in the U.S." and made solar and wind energy more affordable. With far greater investments proposed by Biden, he added, …
Couple's self-designed house helps keep carbon footprint small
… the summertime, and we have geothermal heating in the winter. We are all electric, using only solar power; which includes solar panels on our nearby garage and a greenhouse attached to the house. The walls are made by …