Actions you! can take
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Grants for Environmental Projects
The Creation Care Ministry has grant funding to provide to congregations for environmental projects such as planting trees, creating pollinator or community gardens, getting energy audits and upgrading lighting and other utilities. To apply please complete this brief application form: Creation Care Grant Application
What is Our Wealth About? Banking & Investing for People & the Planet
In the Synod conference "Connected in God's Creation," held in September 2022, in one session the participants reviewed some of the social and environmental impacts resulting from our financial investments and how we steward our assets, individually and congregationally. This session also covered how to find better banking and investing options and provided tips for switching to banking and investing options that reflect the goals of:
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)'s socially responsible investment goals
- Delaware-Maryland Synod's resolution on socially responsible investing, and
- The Earth Charter
BGE Energy Upgrade for Congregations
Get technical assistance and financial incentives for energy efficiency upgrades. Find out more about BGE's program for retrofitting or replacing old equipment to purchasing new equipment for major renovations or new-build projects. BGE Program
Save $$$$ -- Use Renewable Energy for Your Electric Power
In Maryland the energy distributor, such as BGE, allows you to select your energy source. Why not obtain your electric energy from a 100% renewable source? - either from a designated provider who uses only renewable sources for producing energy, or from a community solar group "coop." In the later case, we ask you to check with Neighborhood Sun. For the former, check out https://cleanchoiceenergy.com You may be pleasantly surprised. Their prices are compatible and sometimes even less that the standarard rate.
20 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Here are top twenty ways we can reduce our carbon footprint based on research by Union of Concerned Scientists. See http://www.globalstewards.org/reduce-carbon-footprint.htm