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Tent of Nations seeks to spread nonviolence in midst of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
… for a year. They also couldn't get permits for electricity, so volunteers helped them install solar panels. The Tent of Nations hosts regular international volunteers to help them run a …
The power of buzz and the People's Climate March
… it. When people organize and activate themselves, there is a renewable energy, stronger than solar or wind. It multiples. It’s catching. You want to be there. You are being refreshed and …
Electricity highlights India's rich-poor divide
… and founder of EcoSolutions, a nongovernmental organization that is working to provide solar lamps to villagers. "The grid-based centralized generation system has failed to meet the … had made the same promise. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh launched the National Solar Mission in 2008, which aimed to make India the world leader in solar power generation by …
Solar program to power up Stockton, Calif., diocese
… ways Catholics financially support their parishes. In Stockton, Calif., they can now add solar power to the list. On Saturday, the Stockton diocese officially launched a new project aimed at spreading solar energy in the community, while at the same time reducing electricity bills and raising …
LCWR members pass renewable energy resolution
… for renewable sources of energy. “My husband and I power 60 percent of our house with wind and solar power,” she said, toying with a collapsible solar lamp she kept at her booth. She believes these lamps could not only play a part in a global …
LCWR members set sights on justice for indigenous peoples, environment
… communities have transitioned from using fossil fuels to renewable energy sources such as solar, geothermal and wind. Loretto Sr. Maureen O'Connell talked to the group about mountain-top …
Going solar? Energy efficiency today
… sources of energy is now . And although officials from Accra to Ontario are moving toward solar power, there are still questions about clean energy best practices. Last month, an … and engineers published a report in the journal Nature Climate Change about the potential for solar power to replace less clean energy sources. …
UN seeks decade of 'sustainable energy for all'
… women and children. Half of all pneumonia deaths in children result from indoor air pollution. Solar energy saves lives. Clean cook stoves save lives. The target is for 100 million households …
Faith communities are dumping their fossil fuel investments
… industry is a big employer, and are encouraging investment in so-called clean energy, such as solar and wind power. "These are jobs that are going to be changing the economy, that are on the …
Christianity's new look on gays
… way we look at this?' " The church has done this before, on issues ranging from slavery to the solar system. Vines writes: "Christians did not change their minds about [the sun revolving …
New cardinal brings happiness and visibility to Haiti
… disasters. Even in the poorest countries, like Haiti, there are seeds of hope and progress. A solar-powered clean water company opens in a rural town. A colonial-era dirt road gets paved with …