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Puerto Rico needs bold, visionary effort, especially in energy
… Rico gets about 1 percent of its power from sustainable sources, even though there are ample solar and wind resources. If we had an administration in either Washington or San Juan that was … be looking to eliminate the island-wide grid and replace it with local infrastructure based on solar and wind power. A team of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology installed a solar-powered water purification system at the Boys and Girls Club in Loíza, a poor town east of …
Campus Notebook: Elizabeth Johnson honored; Dayton installing solar panels
… Ohio — The University of Dayton announced March 15 that it will be installing over 4,000 solar panels on its campus. The 4,026 solar panels are projected to provide 2 percent of the campus' power, save $300,000 over the …
Links for 3/13/18
… University of St. Thomas, a look at how some Kenyan villages are beginning to install small solar panels that provide a modicum of electricity to very poor homes. This is the kind of …
Church provides internet in northern Uganda, connects more than computers
… often fails in the region. To ensure consistent internet access, the boxes are connected to solar panels , which charge batteries for back-up power. So, BOSCO, which stands for "Battery …
Trump's environmental rollbacks lack 'moral compass,' Catholics say
… the conversation," said Dewane, who has worked with parishes in his Venice diocese considering solar installations. New and developing partnerships are another positive that has emerged from …
Links for 10/26/17
… not merely reduce them to their economic significance. From the BBC , Tesla is installing solar panels at a children's hospital in Puerto Rico. If Puerto Rico rebuilds its grid without taking advantage of the ample solar and wind resources on the island, it will be a grave mistake. Pope Francis warns us against …
Morning Briefing
… Report: … Greening the motherhouse requires big investments and changing habits … Using solar energy in sub-Saharan Africa: … If only progress moved faster … Column: … Do not fear to …
Using solar energy in sub-Saharan Africa: If only progress moved faster
… of a project I started in November 2016 to research how sisters in sub-Saharan Africa use solar energy. I was motivated to continue it when sisters at the Association of Consecrated Women … Association of Sisterhoods to distribute a questionnaire to the membership on their use of solar power. …
Catholic organizations, groups actively working on Puerto Rico's recovery
… a totally new and diversified power grid that would bring back hydroelectric systems and add solar power components. Traditionally a Catholic people, Puerto Ricans feel the church tends to …
Morning Briefing
… niqab to check their identity. Two environmental stories from Global Sisters Report: … Using solar energy in sub-Saharan Africa: If only progress moved faster … Greening the motherhouse …
Hurricane Maria offers a chance for moral clarity and action
… Provision of microgrids that can contribute to the grid or operate independently (solar panels plus batteries to store that power for all churches, schools, hospitals and … talking with the governor of Puerto Rico about how the island may rebuild its power grid with solar power and battery storage . I would be happy to talk. Hopefully, Tesla can be helpful. — …