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… sunny day" at St. John Vianney Parish in Prince Frederick, Maryland, Fr. Peter Daly writes, "solar panels are generating electricity in two of our buildings." The rectory has been solar-powered for a year and the Parish Center is going on line this week. Daly's suggestion to …
If God is giving away electricity, accept his blessings
… Peter Daly … It's a beautiful sunny day in Prince Frederick, Maryland. And our solar panels are generating electricity in two of our buildings. I am proud of the fact that two of our seven buildings are now solar-powered. Our rectory has been for more than a year now. The Parish Center is just going on … fact that we are the first, and so far the only, parish in Archdiocese of Washington to have solar power. I'm sure that others will follow soon. The big hurdle is the upfront investment. The …
Catholics bring Pope Francis' call to protect creation to climate march
… by Dominican Fr. Hyacinth Marie Cordell, the parish's parochial vicar. "The Vatican is solar. What about US?" read another. "We resist, we build, we rise," read a sign from St. Francis …
Puerto Rico's creditors push Congress to stop bankruptcy process
… a growing economy: converting to sustainable energy. The island, which has ample wind and solar resources, currently gets almost all of its electricity from diesel-powered generators. …
Parish roundup: Marrow donors; creation care; Springfield synod
… the topic. In 2008, through its Care for Creation committee , the parish installed its first solar panels and a more efficient water-heating system. Among more recent innovations is the installation of 250 more solar panels that also power a fueling station for electric or hybrid cars. More than 70 …
Mercy2Earth seizes the weekend Earth Day, Divine Mercy Sunday align
… and Yvon Royer of St. Peter Church in Vergennes, will share their experiences in installing solar panels at each of their parishes. "The hope is that they can just generate some …
Catholics rebuke executive order on climate, energy policy
… experiencing an economic boom." According to the Department of Energy, employment in the solar and wind energy sectors increased by 25 percent and 32 percent, respectively. The solar industry was the leading energy source in terms of electric power generation employment, … efficiency sector added 133,000 jobs in 2016, and overall employs 2.2 million people. Despite solar and wind energy's accounting for two-thirds of new electricity-generating capacity, the …
Climate policy: Trump should talk to Pope Francis
… to be coal mining or building oil pipelines. The administration could entice new industries (solar panel and/or windmill manufacturing come to mind) to places like Virginia and West …
Can Trump and the GOP win with tax reform?
… way. Other tax breaks serve an obvious national purpose, such as the tax incentives to install solar or other sustainable energy systems. But Republicans are not big on climate change, and I …
Pope receives electric car, as studies for an all-renewables Vatican underway
… for his own writings on ecology and creation care, as well as overseeing the installation of a solar array atop the Paul VI audience hall and plans for $660 million solar power plant. In 2011, an auto contest sought designs for an "eco-friendly" popemobile . …
Discovery of Earth-sized planets boosts hope of finding alien life
… is also significant because it shows the existence of such exoplanets — planets outside of our solar system — around low-mass — smaller than the Sun — cool, red, dim stars, which are the most … will now want to use newer and more powerful telescopes to learn more about the TRAPPIST-1 solar system, such as the planets' atmospheres. "The aim is to look for signs of the presence of … (Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation) instruments being used for solar research are named after Jesuit Father Angelo Secchi, one of the founding fathers of modern …