Building Climate Resilience in Our Own Communities with PA IPL & JEA
Program:
* Inspirational spiritual remarks given by Donna Kochirka
* Brief presentations on models to illustrate how our communities and land can become more climate resilient:
· urban and rural tree planting efforts by the PA IPL by Mark Smith and Greg Williams
· a new nonprofit organization that focuses on local sourcing of materials and building local self-reliance by Judy Wicks
· an initiative in Pittsburgh to install solar panels on front line homes through the Open Ministries
* Q & A in which participants share what they are doing as individuals or congregations to make our communities more climate resilient
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This is a fascinating and uplifting program and should inspire Green Teams within congregations and communities to include new projects.