Environmental Stewardship
Appalachian Voices to talk about Water Quality Issues
When: Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Where: Church of the Servant, 4925 Oriole Drive, Wilmington
Appalachian Voices will be in Wilmington to present "We, The People Created the Clean Water Act - Now We Need to Save It."
Clean water cannot be taken for granted. The Clean Water Act and other similar legislation came into being in the early 1970s because the American people demanded it. It continues to be one of the most popular laws ever implemented.
Forty years later, the Clean Water Act is under an unprecedented assault by industries that rollback strong federal protections for our water, and consequently the public’s health.
Join Appalachian Voices for a powerful and compelling presentation on the history and importance of the Clean Water Act and the threats it is currently facing. Learn how you can help defend the clean water laws that protect our way of life.
For more information contact David Smith at 910-264-5088 or Barbara Rowe at 910-799-5922.
Presentation by Appalachian Voices: 877-277-8642, http://appvoices.org/red-white-and-water/.
Be Inspired to Uncork!
COS is partnering with Whole Foods to collect corks. The collected corks ride for free on Federal Express trucks
traveling in the direction of several cork recycling sites in the US. At these sites, cork is re-created into
cork products. Click here for more information.
Other recent initiatives include gradually shifting to low flow toilets
and the summer 2011 organic garden.
Online Resources
- Interfaith Power and Light:
Interfaith Power and Light is mobilizing a religious response to global warming in congregations through the promotion of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and conservation. - North Carolina Interfaith Power and Light:
NCIPL works with faith communities to address the causes and consequences of global climate change, and promote practical solutions, through education, outreach, and public policy advocacy. - Ten Things You Can Do Right Now
- Energy Efficiency Resources for Congregations
- Become a Creation-Conscious Congregation
- The Beatitudes Society:
The Beatitudes Society develops and sustains a national network of emerging Christian leaders who: - Advocate for justice, compassion and peace
- Reclaim a Christianity that welcomes all people, especially those at the margins
- Articulate a Christianity that dares to speak and act for our fragile planet and our most vulnerable citizens.
- Creation Care Resources:
Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. As Christian environmentalists we ask: if the creation is endangered, who is being hurt, who is profiting, who holds power, and what am I called to do? Find here resources to help you: Learn More, Preach and Teach, and Put it into Practice. Includes links to mainline denominations' response to Environmental Stewardship. - National Council of Churches of Christ Eco-Justice Program
- Local Green Resources in Wilmington, North Carolina:
Cape Fear's Going Green - Your guide to local eco-friendly resources