by David McKinnon Our work at Nativity to Restore God’s Earth continues to make great strides. Up until the pandemic, produce from our organic community garden was shared with residents living in a local low-income retirement center. In this way we were able to reduce …
by Laura Combs and Gary Smith In these days of continuing political polarization, we are thrilled to see some members of the North Carolina General Assembly work across party lines to improve solar access, and more bipartisanship is needed. If these seven bills are approved, …
by Becky Showalter So now that you know your carbon footprint (see previous blog post), what now? Before we think about how to offset our effect on the environment, we should brainstorm on ways to reduce it!There are so many things that can be done: We can’t …
by Becky Showalter In our previous post, we talked about what environmental footprints* and carbon footprints are. In this post we are going to concentrate on how you calculate your carbon footprint? Here’s what you’ll need for a basic estimate – annual electricity and gas bills (average monthly usage) …
by Becky Showalter The words “Carbon Footprint” and “Environmental Footprint” are thrown around almost interchangeably these days in news articles and discussions, but what do they actually mean and how do they relate to each one of us? Bottom line, they are slightly different ways …
By Carl Sigel As people of faith, increasing our congregation’s energy efficiency is a key step in lowering our carbon footprint and decreasing harmful carbon dioxide emissions. Conserving and managing the Earth’s resources is one of the cornerstones of the stewardship teachings of virtually every …