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Coalition plans campaign encouraging Upper Peninsula houses
ofworship to conserve more energy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
January 18, 2013 - 4:05 am EST
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MARQUETTE, Michigan An interfaith organization in the Upper
Peninsula is planning a two-year campaign encouraging houses
of
worship to conserve energy.
Leaders are announcing the EarthKeepers II initiative during a
Friday
news conference in Marquette.
It's sponsored by 10 faith communities that previously collected
tons
of electronic and pharmaceutical waste across the U.P.
The new program will perform energy audits at 40 churches or
temples and provide grants of up to $1,000 toward the costs
of
upgrades such as installing more efficient lighting and
heating systems.
Organizers also want to plant two community gardens in each of
the
peninsula's 15 counties. They will grow native plants and
vegetables
for distribution to food pantries.
Religious community leaders signed a covenant in 2004 pledging
to
work with other faiths on U.P. environmental protection
projects.
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