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Spring, 2009: Greening our Diocese

Give us all a reverance for the earth as your own creation, that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others and to your honor and glory. (BCP, p. 388)

This issue of Maryland Church News is about God’s creation and our responsibility to maintain it, to strengthen it, to leave it in better shape than how we found it for generations to come. And there are some practical tips for what one person, a congregation of people or even the diocese can do to “green our diocese.”

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Our Most Important Task?
How Economics and Ecology Are Intertwined
By Michael Schut

Building Green and LEED-Certification
Among the many buzzwords in environmentally friendly construction is ‘LEEDcertified.’ What exactly is LEED®?
By Sharon Tillman

Heating up, cooling costs
Episcopalians save money and the environment with geothermal systems
By Phina Borgeson
(Reprinted from Episcopal Life March 2009)

Eco-Friendly Fronds for Palm Sunday
UMinn Researcher Tapped for Sustainable Palm Study
By Pauline Oo
(Reprinted courtesy of the University of Minnesota, UM News, March 12, 2008.)

Kanuga, FLS Energy team to bring solar hot water to nonprofit retreat center
Funded through an innovative financial structure, the project is the largest of its kind in the state.

80th Birthday Wish Fulfilled
By Carolyn C. Workman
(Reprinted from St. Mark's on the Hill Voice, Oct. 15, 2008)

Four Steps to Sustainability
Fortunately, there are easy actions we can take to support a sustainable food system.

Non-secular Environmental Resources on the web