Green Stewards
Southwest congregations taking a stand on the environment


A new green streak is sprouting from the pews of some Southwest congregations.
As evidence of global climate change becomes more visible, churches and synagogues across the country are starting to preach the importance of environmental stewardship.
About 250 congregations statewide had members recently sign up to host screenings of “An Inconvenient Truth,” Al Gore's documentary on climate change.
And in Southwest, congregations are inviting guest speakers, erecting solar panels and preaching energy efficiency with an urgency never seen before.
Ten solar panels recently installed on the temple's roof help power the lights in the sanctuary, including its tamid - the altar's perpetually burning flame. It's switching to less-toxic cleaning supplies and asking worshipers to do the same at home. And it's working with other Jewish institutions to reduce the amount of trash they generate.

(Resource : http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2006/11/08/news/news03.txt)

Kim Jin ah