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New twist on Lent' California's bishops suggest: Reduce your carbon footprint'
As the Lenten season arrives, the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change has provided Catholics, schools and organizations with more tools and resources for its annual Catholic Climate Covenant,' says the newsletter. The Coalition was formed three and a half years ago to help implement the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) 2001 initiative Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good.' Launched last year, the Covenant revolves around the St. Francis Pledge, which correlates five key actions -- pray, learn, assess, act and advocate -- to the issues of the environment and poverty.'According to the newsletter, the Archdiocese of Washington's Environmental Outreach Committee has created a particularly useful new tool: a calendar that lists 40 carbon-fasting measures individuals can take to reduce their carbon footprint.' The newsletter provides a link to the full calendar. The calendar contains suggestion for each of the 40 days of Lent, beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, with Remove one light bulb from your home and live without the light for the next 40 days.' Other suggestions include, Turn down your thermostat by at least one degree;' Check windows and doors for a draft ' Making travel plans? Consider getting there without flying;' Check the tire pressure of your car today;' Learn about mountaintop removal mining;' Show reverence for life and for the Earth today by obeying the speed limit ' Posted by: tipper 2010-02-17 |
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