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How some US Catholic dioceses are heeding the papal call for a 'green revolution'
… corporation worked with a variety of different partners to assess the viability of installing solar panels on the rooftops of 30 Catholic Charities-owned residential buildings in Brooklyn and … such as those nearing the end of their life spans or restricted by local covenants. But solar-equipped buildings can generate income to invest in other projects. Some of the energy …
Letters to the editor on global warming
… in destroying our planet. Reese doesn't discuss nuclear energy, except to claim that wind and solar are cheaper. Everyone who takes anthropogenic climate change seriously must take a serious … religion. Texas gets more than 25% of its electricity from renewables — mostly wind with some solar. Catholic Texas Gov. Abbott is the linchpin thwarting renewables that have proven …
Faith leaders call for repentance and spiritual reformation to address climate change
… … Dealing with the climate crisis will require developing renewable forms of energy such as solar and wind power, decreasing greenhouse gases and creating more sustainable lifestyles. It …
On global warming, yes, there is hope
… cost of alternative energy more dramatically than the experts expected. The cost of wind and solar energy is now cheaper than oil, gas or nuclear. "The world has produced nearly three billion solar panels at this point, and every one of those has been an opportunity for people to try to improve the process," Gregory Nemet, a solar power expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told The New York Times. "And all of …
One congregation offers case study as Episcopal Church works toward 2030 carbon neutral goal
… 2.6-acre campus to renewable energy sources. In 2004, it installed its first 40-panel solar array on its office building's roof. Nine years later, a larger carport solar array was installed over the parking lot, the cost offset by a power-purchasing agreement. …
'Motels4Now' project near Notre Dame offers housing for South Bend homeless people
… Some have dealt with — or are still grappling with — long-term addictions to drugs or alcohol. Solar-powered security cameras now constantly monitor activity in and around the three buildings …
Faith leaders urge EPA to protect communities from fossil fuel-fired power plants
… we should rapidly shift toward 100% renewable energy with proven technologies, such as solar and wind, that create good green jobs for our communities," said Peggy Shepard, executive …
Swim expedition shows we might better 'clothe the naked' by buying fewer clothes
… waste on the Volta River. The expedition crew collected water and air samples in an aluminum, solar-powered catamaran called The Woman Who Does Not Fear, which came equipped with a science … 16, broke numerous milestones as the longest swim in Ghanaian history and employed the first solar-powered research vessel in Ghana. This expedition also broke ground in advancing research …
Politics, conspiracies and peace: Pope Francis' visit to Fátima is complicated
… children over the course of six months in 1917, culminating with the Miracle of the Sun, a solar phenomenon reportedly witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people. From those reported …
Creative ways your church can save energy and reduce emissions
… considering local partnerships with electricity companies. Archer mentioned Community Solar, a San Antonio company that leases parking lots and builds solar-panel shade coverings; the coverings provide a triple benefit in that they create shade, …
Catholic climate conference spotlights 'Laudato Si' Champions' of US church
… stewardship" and its commitment to sustainability. Sixty-two parishes have installed solar power and the diocese has formulated an action plan for Catholic schools, churches and … general council, said, "This award reassures us that we are on the right path." An 880-panel solar installation generates half the energy needed at the motherhouse, and its St. Agnes Convent campus is fully powered by a separate 538-panel offsite community solar project with Alliant Energy. In January 2022, the sisters preserved 237 acres through a …