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Group encourages U.P.churches to conserve energyPublished :
Friday,18 Jan 2013,4:03 AMEST
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) 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 initiativeduring 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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