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The Forum on Religion and Ecology
FORE is the largest international multireligious project of its kind. With its conferences, publications, and website it is engaged in exploring religious worldviews, texts, and ethics in order to broaden understanding of the complex nature of current environmental concerns.
www.nccecojustice.org
Eco-Justice Working Group, the National Council of Churches has been providing an opportunity for the national bodies of member Protestant and Orthodox denominations to work together to protect and restore God’s Creation. A major task of our environmental ministry is to provide program ideas and resources to help congregations as they engage in environmental justice.
www.creationcare.org
Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) is a unique evangelical ministry whose purpose is to “declare the Lordship of Christ over all creation” (Col. 1:15-20). EEN was formed because we recognize many “environmental” problems are fundamentally spiritual problems.
United Religions Initiative (URI)
Through local grassroots interfaith communities around the globe, URI transforms religious tension into positive social change.
www.coejl.org
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
www.gis.net/~rwe
Religious Witness for the Earth (RWE) is a national interfaith network dedicated to public witness in defense of Creation. Seeing climate change and environmental devastation as issues of justice, RWE invokes the loving spirit, selfless courage, and moral authority of the civil rights movement.
www.bpf.org
Buddhist Peace Fellowship’s open-hearted engagement with the world is expressed through expanding programs in the United States and Asia. Through BPF, Buddhists of many different traditions are developing individual and group responses to socially conditioned suffering.
The Catholic Coalition on Climate Change
The Catholic Coalition on Climate Change website addresses such questions as the moral implications of climate change, who it impacts, and what the Catholic community can do in response.
www.elca.org/stewardship/EarthKeeping/earthkeeping2.pdf
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s stewardship ministry team has published Awakening to God’s Call to Earthkeeping, a guide to helping Lutherans care for Creation.
www.nrpe.org
The National Religious Partnership for the Environment is a formal alliance of major faith groups and denominations across the spectrum of Jewish and Christian communities and organizations in the United States.
www.thewitness.org
The Witness is the only publication aimed at Episcopalians and the Anglican Communion that embraces — without equivocation — the liberation perspective that flows from the very core of Christian belief and values. We side with Jesus’ radical claim that every person, every creature, every part of creation belongs to God and deserves the deepest respect and care.
www.uuaspp.org
The Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth promotes respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are apart.
Faith in Public Life
Faith in Public Life is a strategy center advancing faith in the public square as a positive and unifying force for justice, compassion, and the common good.
GOVERNMENT
www.energystar.gov/congregations
EPA Energy Star Congregations. The ENERGY STAR label stands for energy efficiency, which can support your congregation’s concern for financial and environmental stewardship. EPA can assist your congregation in making decisions on your facilities and equipment that save money and prevent pollution.
www.ipcc.ch
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC is the most authoritative source for statistics and figures on climate change. Visit this site to view the latest assessment reports, press releases, and graphics.
epa.gov/climatechange
The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s global warming site is a great place to begin investigating how your area will be affected by climate change. Included are sections on sea-level rise, the impacts of warming on health, and things you can do to help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Log on here to read scientists’ replies to questions that are commonly asked of climate experts.
www.eren.doe.gov
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (US Dept. of Energy). A gateway to hundreds of Web sites and thousands of online documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
www.eere.energy.gov/
The Green Power Network (GPN) of the US Dept. of Energy provides news and information on green power markets and related activities.
www.savepower.lbl.gov
Cut 20% on your home electricity consumption. This 20% solution web site identifies energy efficiency measures and their predicted percentage savings to help you save energy.
CARBON NEUTRAL
www.emissionsolutions.biz
Learn how to become climate neutral with eMission Solutions and Green Mountain Energy.
www.nativeenergy.com
The Regeneration Project partners with Native Energy to enable people of faith to do their part to forestall global warming and climate change.
www.terrapass.com
TerraPass is the market leader in the U.S. in providing carbon offsets for consumers. TerraPass enables individuals to offset their CO2 emissions from driving, flying, and home use by supporting carbon reduction projects such as wind farms, methane digesters, and energy efficiency initiatives. TerraPass has tapped into the growing desire among people to participate in solutions to global warming — independent of government action. Already, individuals have offset 150 million pounds of CO2 by buying TerraPasses for their cars, and in a new partnership with Expedia.com up to 1,000 people per week have bought carbon offsets through TerraPass after they purchase their airplane tickets.
ENERGY & GREEN BUILDING
http://hes.lbl.gov
Home Energy Save – a web-based home energy audit tool.
http://dsireusa.org
The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy.
www.awea.org
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has advocated the development of wind energy as a reliable, environmentally superior energy alternative in the United States and around the world.
www.ases.org
The American Solar Energy Society is a national organization dedicated to advancing the use of solar energy for the benefit of U.S. citizens and the global environment. ASES promotes the widespread near- and long-term use of solar energy.
www.usgbc.org
The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
www.nationalgeographic.com/everyday/greenhouse/index.html
Is your house a green dream or an energy nightmare? Find out when you step inside our interactive “green” house and take your energy I.Q.
www.green-e.org
The Green-e Renewable Electricity Certification Program is administered by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions. Green-e provides an easy way for consumers to quickly identify environmentally superior electricity products in competitive markets.
www.eren.doe.gov
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (US Dept. of Energy). A gateway to hundreds of Web sites and thousands of online documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
www.solaraccess.com
Renewable EnergyAccess.com was started by a group of Renewable Energy professionals with this passion and the desire to create a long term sustainable business. We have created perhaps the single most recognized and trusted source for Renewable Energy News and Information on the Internet.
ENVIRONMENTAL
www.resource-solutions.org
The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), based in San Francisco, brings together diverse interests to implement practical resource solutions. Our national and international programs promote clean and efficient energy use, encourage sustainable economic growth, and help preserve the environment for present and future generations.
www.rmi.org
Rocky Mountain Institute is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining. We do this by inspiring business, civil society, and government to design integrative solutions that create true wealth.
www.ed.org
Environmental Defense is fighting to protect human health, restore our oceans and ecosystems, and curb global warming.
www.ucsusa.org
Union of Concerned Scientists is an independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.
