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DC's Catholic U solar project supports Vatican global sustainability initiative
… with a different kind of "green" energy, announcing plans for what would be the largest urban solar array in the Washington, D.C., area. The 6-megawatt system is expected to include approximately 15,000 solar panels spread across two arrays, which together will generate an estimated 10,000 megawatt …
Medical Mission Sisters in India create center for quiet and healing amid the wonder of God's creation
… earth — our mother and home — in a holistic way. We have installed renewable energy systems — solar water heating and solar lighting, recycling of wastewater, rainwater harvesting, bio-enzyme composting, garbage …
Your thoughts on listening to transgender Catholics
… would not be unique since long ago, science proved that the Earth wasn't the center of our solar system, an obsolete teaching of the church emphasizing the primacy of mankind. Benefits …
Solar panels enhance students' lessons, reduce monastery's carbon footprint
… Cardinal Ritter's roof is contributing to the students' education as well. Twenty-eight solar panels have been installed on 1,000 square feet of the school's roof, but they aren't … it. I'm trying to put my faith into action." Elsewhere in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the solar panel technology of today is at work at a monastery rooted in centuries-old tradition. More …
As Build Back Better stalls, faith leaders call Biden, Senate to 'moment for courage' on climate
… affordable housing. On climate, it outlines $555 billion that would provide tax credits for solar installation, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades, as well as place a fee on …
EarthBeat Weekly: Florida solar standoff shows environmental justice applies to renewable energy, too
… organized twice in the past two years to block construction of two large, utility-scale solar farms on nearby vacant farmland. "It's a great idea. But it's in the wrong location," … chair of the Saint Peter Saint Paul Community Council who lived near one of the proposed solar sites, told the online publication. She and others in her community, a small town of roughly 1,200 people, had concerns about the proposed solar facilities' compatibility in their neighborhood, potential environmental harms for those …
Links: Puerto Rico's energy grid; loss of Desmond Tutu; rising number of clergy quitting
… rebuild a decentralized, sustainable energy grid back in 2017! The island has ample wind and solar resources, so it is criminal to think the island will remain dependent on imported diesel, …
With over 1 million lightbulbs, Illinois shrine has Christmas display like few others
… burn out, they're replaced with new LED versions. In 2022, the shrine hopes to install a solar array that will help offset the cost of the lights and lower its overall energy bill and …
West Virginia faith leaders deliver Christmas card to bring Manchin back to Build Back Better bill
… on climate change. The bill includes $555 billion in climate measures such as tax credits for solar installation, electric vehicle purchases, building energy efficiency upgrades and the …
EarthBeat Weekly: Christmas wishes fade for Build Back Better Act passage
… in November are an estimated $555 billion in climate provisions , including tax credits for solar installation, electric vehicle purchases, building energy efficiency upgrades and the …
EarthBeat Weekly: This Advent, can we start to break our addiction to plastic?
… at E&E News reports that rising prices of raw materials used to manufacture wind and solar energy infrastructure could wipe out the recent years' declines in "green" energy costs, …