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EarthBeat Weekly: How can ordinary Catholics live out Laudato Si'?
… News Service reports that the Brooklyn Diocese is putting Laudato Si' into action by bringing solar energy to affordable housing units managed by Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples …
Brooklyn Diocese launches solar energy project in response to 'Laudato Si'
… News Service … Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn cut the ceremonial ribbon June 10 for a solar-energy project launched to answer Pope Francis' "urgent challenge" to battle climate change … a green-energy initiative to generate renewable energy with arrays of photovoltaic solar panels mounted on the rooftops of residential buildings across the Brooklyn Diocese. The … in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Prospect Heights, which will be the first building to receive solar panels, and was the site of the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Daily, who died in 2017, was …
Nissan gifts electric vehicle to Vatican as part of shift to battery-powered fleet
… popemobile , based on the carmaker's Ocean sport utility vehicle, complete with a solar roof and carpets made of recycled plastic bottles. According to NBC News, Fisker expects … its own energy-saving version for Pope Benedict XVI, who was responsible for installing solar panels on the roof of the Paul VI Audience Hall. Francis has also received a Nissan Leaf …
Working groups help Vatican prepare Laudato Si' Action Platform for launch
… in different regions of the world. For example, one suggested action is the installation of solar panels. The Archdiocese of Monterrey, Mexico, however, suggested adding the option of using solar water heaters or biodigesters for converting waste to gas, which might be more feasible and … one of the U.S. church leaders in sustainability, including installation of a five-acre solar prairie. "I think that people are really hungry at this point for some kind of a guide in …
EarthBeat Weekly: Despite actions against Big Oil, demand for fossil fuels remains high
… cells built into roofing materials and exterior cladding, entire buildings are becoming solar panels , although the technology still faces some regulatory and economic hurdles, writes …
Traditional peoples hold key to healthy ecosystems, Vatican official says
… parts of North America, Indigenous groups are finding new economic opportunities in wind and solar energy. In Canada's Yukon region, one of the most drastic signs of climate change is that …
EarthBeat Weekly: How to shrink our pandemic-fueled digital environmental footprints
… God's creation . Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese of Religion News Service describes how installing solar panels to shrink their carbon footprint allows religious institutions to do good while …
Solar panels allow religious institutions to do well while doing good
… Jesuit order's climate push and provide a revenue stream, all at the same time. The answer was solar panels. Laudato Si' , Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment, has stimulated a … the underlying philosophical, moral and religious impetus" for the school's decision to go solar, said Planning. "There has been a move on the part of religious institutions, Catholic …
Creation Care Prayer Network launches to spur ecological conversion worldwide
… and butterfly and vegetable gardens. They also have switched to hybrid vehicles, installed solar panels and created peace and cosmic walk paths for contemplating creation in nature. In the …
Review of US bishops' investment guidelines is underway
… In that sense, for religious groups, divestment is an even more practical step than putting solar panels on a sanctuary, McKibben said. "The single biggest obstacle to progress on climate …