Green Sanctuary Task Force
View and join this group on Church CenterFormed in 2006, we promote mindful, Earth-centered living. We work to educate and motivate individuals and institutions to take positive steps toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions with the understanding that it is our moral imperative to care for the Earth.
Helping Our Members Reduce Their Carbon Footprints:
- Getting Around – Impact of transportation compared to other personal choices
- Task of the Month
- Eat Lower on the Food Chain, Local, Seasonal, Organic
- Recycling Do’s and Don’ts – what can be recycled locally
- Reduce, Reuse, Refuse … then Compost and Recycle
- Going Solar – SIREN, Solarize Bloomington, Solar for All
Helping to Reduce Resource Use in our Church Building and Grounds:
- Our Paris Pledge - working to become carbon neutral by 2040
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Energy Star – Performance ranked in the high 90% for Buildings of Worship since 2015 due to:
- Conservation - the first steps to reducing wasted energy
- Energy Efficiency - ongoing improvements to how we heat, cool, and light our building
- Renewable Energy - our solar arrays help us reach our carbon neutral goal
- Carbon Sink - applying Permaculture principles on our Grounds to reduce their impact as well.
Our Covenant – be respectful and supportive