The Green Sanctuary Committee has completed and submitted its Green Sanctuary Action Plan. In the coming months, the Committee will be publicizing the ways you can become involved. Please review our complete Action Plan in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, learn more about the national Green Sanctuary Program, and visit our Green Sanctuary Committee's blog.
Green Sanctuary/Environment News &
Notes
GREEN TIP OF THE
WEEK
• The website digital tv.gov,
www.dtv.gov, sponsored by the
Federal Communications Commission,
will answer any questions you may
have about the digital TV transition
on February 17, 2009.
• GREEN SANCTUARY
IN WORLD-HERALD!
In a July 12
article, First UU's own Green
Sanctuary effort led the story, and
the story included a quote from our
own Helen Deffenbacher.
Read the story here!
http://tinyurl.com/5b2eoq
•
WHATEVER YOU HAVE, GREEN IT
A great website out there is
http://www.greenyour.com, "Your
guide to green anything." Check it
out at
http://www.greenyour.com.
●
Fair
Trade Coffee - On
Sale Every
Sunday!
The
Green Sanctuary program has teamed
up with A Hill of Beans, a local
coffee roaster, to make the coffee
we enjoy during coffee hour
available for home consumption in 1
lb. and 1/2 lb. ground or whole
bean, regular or decaf bags. 1 lb.
bags are $10, and 1/2 lb. are $5,
with 30% of the proceeds benefiting
the Green Sanctuary program. Also
for sale are 1 lb. or 1/2 lb. whole
coffee beans from
Timor,
Peru, and Ethiopia, each reflecting a different
roast. These make a fine coffee and
a fine gift, and support your local
church, business, and planet with
one purchase! On sale during coffee
hour - for more information, contact
Shawna Thompson.
●
If you have
a Green Tip you would like to share, please email it to Shawna Thompson, editor of Green Tip of the Week. For more information about the environment and the work of our Green Sanctuary Committee, check out our
blog.
UUA Statement of
Conscience on the Threat of Global
Warming/Climate Change
The
Nebraska chapter of
Interfaith Power and
Light has
requested our
congregation's statement of
conscience on global
warming/climate change.
This
statement was
adopted at the 2006 UUA General
Assembly.
2006 Statement of
Conscience
Earth is our home. We
are part of this world
and its destiny is our
own. Life on this planet
will be gravely affected
unless we embrace new
practices, ethics, and
values to guide our
lives on a warming
planet. As Unitarian
Universalists, how can
our faith inform our
actions to remedy and
mitigate global
warming/climate change?
We declare by this
Statement of Conscience
that we will not
acquiesce to the ongoing
degradation and
destruction of life that
human actions are
leaving to our children
and grandchildren. We as
Unitarian Universalists
are called to join with
others to halt practices
that fuel global
warming/climate change,
to instigate sustainable
alternatives, and to
mitigate the impending
effects of global
warming/climate change
with just and ethical
responses. As a people
of faith, we commit to a
renewed reverence for
life and respect for the
interdependent web of
all existence.
You may read the complete
statement here on the UUA site.
Updated
Aug 01, 2008
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