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Getting to Yes: How to Convince others to Green your Faith Building
Read moreGETTING TO YES: HOW TO CONVINCE OTHERS TO ‘GREEN’ YOUR FAITH BUILDING
Almost every faith community wants to improve their building, lower energy costs and be more environmentally-friendly; but there is also a shared worry that sabotages our desires- the worry we don’t know how to accomplish it all and overcome the naysayers.
You are not alone
Even some of the most successful faith communities that made big, expensive changes to their building had the same worries, but in time, got to a place of ‘yes’.
Installation of Geothermal System
United Church's Mardi Tindal on faith leaders and climate: "This is our work"
Read moreThis article is the third in a new series: Protecting a Life-Supporting Climate: A Call to Faith Leaders.
When it comes to climate change action and the role of faith leaders, “the public, as well as the government, recognize how significant our voices are,” says Mardi Tindal, author and former moderator of the United Church of Canada. Recently, she has been communicating with Minister McKenna, Environment and Climate Change, and discussing how to pull in more religious leadership.