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40 day carbon fast for Lent
… plan. Day 14: Take a shower instead of a bath. You’ll heat and use less water. Day 15: Snub plastic bags. Get into the habit of taking your backpack or a reusable cloth bag to the …
Republicans bring back plastic
… ditched the biodegradables and the composting program to return to the earth-killing world of plastic foam cups (proper scientific name: polystyrene). And just to top it off: who is selling …
Caritas supports team working to make gold mining safer in Peru jungle
… edge of this jungle town, three young men tinker with a system of pumps, hoses and bright blue plastic dishes mounted on metal bars. They hope the odd-looking apparatus, designed to separate …
Church aids Peru's indigenous communities in illegal mining fight
… and nature tourism. In the remote camps where they live in shacks or under makeshift plastic tents, "miners have only two diversions -- beer and prostitution," Bishop Gonzalez said. …
Indian priest dies trying to save woman
… to save the woman after hearing her cries for help, said Father Choorakkat. "He tried to use a plastic rod to save her, but was also electrocuted," he said. Engineers found the bodies of the …
New Cosmology no longer new in Vietnam
… In this ecology class the students were each reading from booklets sealed together with plastic binders. These texts culled from the writing of others, primarily Catholics who have been …
Ordinary time allows us to celebrate the great mysteries
… of separation, the Eucharist of Ordinary Time, is being celebrated -- making the chrome and plastic airport soar like the Cathedral at Chartres with the real religious mystery. Ordinary …
Responsibility for sex abuse and Wisconsin's new Senator
… vote on any of the issues. Johnson helped start a company based in Oshkosh that manufactured plastic for medical device companies. He poured $4.4 million of his own money into his political …
Toronto Catholic high schools work to eliminate bottled water
… on Bottled Water Free Day. Development and Peace has invited schools to collect discarded plastic water bottles throughout the year, place pledge cards to be bottled water-free inside them and then to create pirate ships out of the plastic bottles. On March 10, these ships will be displayed at the archdiocesan Catholic …
As Sudan vote begins, fears of violence seem unrealized
… dips her left index finger into indelible purple dye, after casting her folded ballot into the plastic bin, to show that she has voted. (NCR photo/CRS/ Christina S.N. Lewis) Sacred Heart Sr. … dips her left index finger into indelible purple dye, after casting her folded ballot into the plastic bin, to show that she has voted. (NCR photo/CRS/ Christina S.N. Lewis) … JUBA, SUDAN … -- …
Suggested Lenten actions to benefit the Earth
… Eliminate or decrease consumption of soda, bottled water, and drinks purchased in styrofoam or plastic cups/bottles f) Use canvas bags for your groceries and other purchases … Make changes in … needy through a thrift store. f) Buy appliances that are energy efficient g) Don’t take the plastic bags at stores. Bring cloth bag if you need one … Recycle and dispose properly … a) Use the recyling bin your city provides. Recyle your aluminum and tin cans, plastics, newspapers and other paper. Take your glass to a recycling center. b) Collect your …