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Cool Congregations An Earth Stewardship program to help you and your congregation save energy, money and our environment |
About Cool Congregations
Cool Congregations is a program of reflection, assessment, commitment, and encouragement to reduce your household carbon footprint. Grounded in the core values of our faith traditions, Cool Congregations employs user-friendly tools in the natural small-group settings of our faith communities to enable households to make and keep commitments to be better stewards of Creation through our use of natural resources. HIPL is holding a series of train-the-trainer workshops in the coming year, but you can get involved during Lent at Church of the Crossroads. Every Wednesday evening from February 29 until April 4, Crossroaders will be meeting at 5:30 PM to share a simple meal, followed by Cool Congregations training at 6:00 PM. Email Travis Idol for more information.Cool Congregations Training on Maui,
June 16, 2012
Join us for the latest train-the-trainer workshop on Maui. Time and location to be determined soon. To register, download, fill out, and return the registration form (pdf).
Resources
- Download and print the Carbon Footprint Checklist,which asks you for information on your entire household for the last 12 months.
- Download the carbon footprint spreadsheet for Mac or PC and enter your information from the checklist.
- Review your results, compare with the average US household and Kyoto Protocol guidelines, and then make a commitment to reduce your footprint.
- Look over our 25 Steps guide for things you can do to reduce your footprint.
- For more resources, like where to find a list of Energy Star-rated products or local rebates for energy-efficient products, including CFLs, check out the HIPL Resources page.
- Share with a community of friends and supporters to stay committed and celebrate your achievements.