Earth Stewards
An Earth Care Congregation since 2011
Chair: 
Purpose: CCPC takes seriously the mandate from our General Assembly to act immediately and boldly to reduce the threats from climate change. As Christians we have been charged to care for creation, and to act on the biblical promise to restore right relationships between God, human beings and the rest of creation. In June 2006 the national church called on all Presbyterians to lead the way in reducing our energy usage and to make a bold witness by seeking to lead carbon neutral lives. A carbon-neutral life is one in which we reduce energy consumption that releases carbon dioxide and other green house gases as far as possible and buy carbon offsets to make up for those that we cannot eliminate.
Next Earth Stewards Meeting:
Meetings typically take place on the third Sunday of each month.
Become an Earth Steward: We exist mainly as a group of e-mail recipients, who meet infrequently. If you would like to be on the mailing list, send an e-mail to the and we will add you to the list. In order to make the list as user friendly as possible those who write e-mail messages should put “EARTH STEWARDS”; in the message line, followed by the issue they are dealing with. Then if this is not of interest you can delete. We will use it to keep you informed about political issues in the news, actions you can take around your home, ways to green our church and so forth.
Tip of the Week
For your Christmas gift-giving, think organic (chocolate, cotton), natural (bamboo placemats, cutting boards), recycled (glassware, paper goods), reusable (travel coffee mug, water bottle), solar-powered (flashlight, gadgets). Or consider giving an experience such as tickets to the theater, a concert, or a sporting event. Give a friend something she or he has long admired—a piece of jewelry or special bottle of wine. Re-gift only when the gift is appro-priate to the recipient. Happy gift-giving!
Featured Item
- Convert your home to wind power- It’s easy and your current power company will continue to bill you. Go to the section “For Residents” on the Clean Currents website, then fill out the on-line forms to sign up. The cost is about 13 cents/kWh.
- Perform an Energy Audit- you may be eligible for financial incentives to improve the energy efficiency of your home (check the searchable database at DSIRE).
Where to Recycle |
|
|
The 4 R's of Conservation Reduce Reuse Recycle Rethink |
|