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Ireland's bishops pledge to divest from fossil fuels
… were distributed to vendors. A charging station allowed pilgrims to repower their phones with solar power. On Aug. 23, Trócaire hosted a seminar on climate action where Cardinal Charles Bo of …
Catholic groups disagree with Trump EPA 'Affordable Clean Energy' rule
… fall down real quick. You can blow up those pipelines. … You can do a lot of things to those solar panels. But you know what you can't hurt? Coal. You can do whatever you want to coal," the …
Maryland parish helps Puerto Ricans still rebuilding from hurricane
… Yabucoa. They have traveled with the nonprofit Global Solace of Beallsville, Maryland, and Solar Power for Puerto Rico, a Native American, crowd-funded solar project of Now!Solar company of Pasco, Washington. This work has focused on installing …
Guided by the spirit, climate activist takes one step at a time
… built a stylish addition for Steven and his wife, Kathy. The new part of the house is passive solar; an array of 35 solar panels heat their water and provide electricity. A massive shed houses two cars, one a hybrid and the other totally battery-operated. Nearly two dozen more solar panels atop the shed provide the power to charge the car batteries during the night. …
Caritas Philippines lights up poor communities with renewable energy
… light up poor communities around the country. Caritas Philippines has partnered with a local solar power system provider to accelerate the country's transition to renewable energy and to … Of the country's 85 dioceses, 43 already are in the process of installing and fully employing solar panel systems as alternative sources of power. "We are set to bring this renewable power … with local power distributors in the provinces to help facilitate the storage of generated solar power and its distribution to communities. Caritas Philippines inaugurated July 31 three …
To have a future, Democrats must embrace moral and religious language
… every last special interest group and more time talking about good paying union jobs in the solar industry. Less time talking about late term abortions and more time talking about first …
Morning Briefing
… calling for a peaceful and credible process . Geoengineering for greenhouse gas removal and solar radiation management could help address climate change. But is it playing God? Global …
Controversial climate fix poses new question: Is geoengineering playing God?
… of climate change. There are two main categories of geoengineering: greenhouse gas removal and solar radiation management. Greenhouse gas removal involves removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere by separating carbon dioxide from the air and storing the carbon underground. Solar radiation management involves reflecting sunlight back into space to stop the rise of …
It is vital to invest in the future of clean energy for all
… this problem. Plummeting prices for innovative renewable energy technologies such as off-grid solar help. So does mobile payment technology, which enables many poor people in the Global South …
Nearly 600 institutions back Catholic Climate Declaration
… like air travel by donating to projects that have planted trees in Uganda and installed solar panels at schools and convents in Bangladesh and India. The Sisters of Providence of St. …
Grace, human nature and my three homes
… space, study and den. The natural light and view brings much of the outdoors into the home. Solar panels on the roof turn the graceful sunlight into useable energy that provides power …
Religious leaders, scientists of Massachusetts together declare climate change is an emergency
… groups to the task of caring for our planet." This spring, construction began on a 1 megawatt solar installation at the Boston Archdiocese's Pastoral Center. When fully operational, expected …
Parish roundup: Environment efforts, Relief efforts in Puerto Rico, Outreach to immigrants
… outlining specifics in its goal of reducing, re-using, recycling, refusing and removing. Today solar panels provide the vast majority of the parish's electricity needs. NCR staff writer Brian …
Green Mountain State's diocese gets greener
… at some phase of one of these projects. Clary noted that many churches in the state want to go solar, and a few either have or are in the process of doing so. While that is certainly exciting, … to make sure their building is using energy efficiently before they invest in something like solar," Clary says. The diocese also instituted a new waste management and composting system, …
Puerto Rico needs bold, visionary effort, especially in energy
… Rico gets about 1 percent of its power from sustainable sources, even though there are ample solar and wind resources. If we had an administration in either Washington or San Juan that was … be looking to eliminate the island-wide grid and replace it with local infrastructure based on solar and wind power. A team of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology installed a solar-powered water purification system at the Boys and Girls Club in Loíza, a poor town east of …
Campus Notebook: Elizabeth Johnson honored; Dayton installing solar panels
… Ohio — The University of Dayton announced March 15 that it will be installing over 4,000 solar panels on its campus. The 4,026 solar panels are projected to provide 2 percent of the campus' power, save $300,000 over the …
Links for 3/13/18
… University of St. Thomas, a look at how some Kenyan villages are beginning to install small solar panels that provide a modicum of electricity to very poor homes. This is the kind of …
Church provides internet in northern Uganda, connects more than computers
… often fails in the region. To ensure consistent internet access, the boxes are connected to solar panels , which charge batteries for back-up power. So, BOSCO, which stands for "Battery …
Trump's environmental rollbacks lack 'moral compass,' Catholics say
… the conversation," said Dewane, who has worked with parishes in his Venice diocese considering solar installations. New and developing partnerships are another positive that has emerged from …
Links for 10/26/17
… not merely reduce them to their economic significance. From the BBC , Tesla is installing solar panels at a children's hospital in Puerto Rico. If Puerto Rico rebuilds its grid without taking advantage of the ample solar and wind resources on the island, it will be a grave mistake. Pope Francis warns us against …