So your congregation has committed to reducing its energy use and wants to make a difference in the work of caring for creation. Wonderful! There are so many ways that your community can make a positive impact.
This page has links and resources that we hope will be helpful in your work. If there is something you are looking for but can't find - or if you have a great resource to share that is not listed here - please send us an e-mail. We wish you and your community joy as you engage in this holy work!
Practical How-To's: energy-efficiency and other work projects you can do
- Energy Star for Congregations - lots of great resources here.
- State Energy Conservation Office - "Energy Efficiency: Texas' Newest Energy Resource"
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U.S. Department of Energy - page on energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Deep in My Heart: a Photo Collection Project, What Texans Love about Texas.
Worship and Learning: resources you can use in your congregation
- The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) - resource page for rabbis and congregational professionals.
- COEJL's resource page for adult education.
- Religious statements of different religious traditions, from Green Faith.
- Eco-Themed worship resources for different religious traditions from GreenFaith
- Texas Impact's Fueling our Future
Advocating for Policy Change: information and ways to involve your congregation
- About the state agency review of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Click here for information. Click here for ways to involve your faith community and take action.
(Photo "Solar Panels Dutch Home" by User JT used under a Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.)