Just in time for spring, some spiritual greening news for you:
The AP did up a nice piece about religious environmental efforts that featured JRC. It was picked up by a number of news outlets, inluding the Washington Post.
And check out this trailer for a documentary commissioned by Chicago magazine that spotlights six local green efforts, [...]
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More Greening in the News
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, Fair Trade, Global Warming, Green Buildings, Religion on May 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Faith in Place
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Green Buildings, Interfaith, Judaism, Religion on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this nice video piece produced by Faith in Place – a coalition of over 400 faith communities throughout Illinois committed to the sacred practice of environmental and economic sustainability. I’m proud to say that JRC (who is featured in the clip) is a longtime member.
From the FIPÂ website:
Our mission is [...]
What’s Your Footprint?
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Environmentalism, Food, Global Warming, Green Buildings on May 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Just finished playing an on-line quiz called “Consumer Consequences” – a test sponsored by American Public Media that helps you determine your personal environmental footprint. Based on your consumer habits in various categories (i.e. use of public transportation, energy bills, eating consumption, trash disposal) the quiz calculates how many earths it would take to sustain [...]
Earth Hour 2008
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Environmentalism, Global Activism, Global Warming on March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you live in the Chicagoland area, you should know that this Saturday, March 29, 8:00-9:00 pm (CST) has been designated Earth Hour – part of a global action to highlight the threat of global warming. Here’s an official description of the effort:
As World Wildlife Fund’s flagship city for the [...]
