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“Cool Congregations” Solving Global Warming One Family at a Time

Join the Cool Congregations Workshop to learn how to reduce your carbon footprint and combat global warming. Calculate your own carbon footprint, find ways to reduce it, and pledge to make a difference. Together, we can save money, prevent pollution, and care for creation.

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“Cool Congregations” Solving Global Warming One Family at a Time

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  1. “Cool Congregations” Solving Global Warming One Family at a Time Cool Congregations Workshop

  2. Cool Congregations Workshop

  3. The Regeneration Project www.theregereationproject.org Iowa Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign Cool Congregations Workshop

  4. “Cool Congregations” Solving Global Warming One Family at a Time Cool Congregations Workshop

  5. Agenda • Cool Congregations Program Description • Ann’s Carbon Footprint • Measure Your Own Carbon Footprint • Find Ways to Reduce! • The Other Side of the Meter • Organize a Cool Congregations Program in Your Congregation • Questions • Lunch Cool Congregations Workshop

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  8. Today’s CO2 Concentration After 45 More Years of current energy use patterns 600 500 400 300 280 260 240 CO2 Concentration CO2 [ppmv] 220 200 180 Temp. in F° 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 Cool Congregations Workshop Age (yr BP)

  9. "Cool Congregations" Concerned about Global Warming? Here's something you can do! Add a new dimension to your stewardship program where your congregants … Pledge energy efficiency Save money Prevent global warming pollution. Interested congregants will: Calculate their carbon footprint. Find ways to reduce it. Pledge to carry out their chosen reductions. Cool Congregations Workshop

  10. Care for Creation Theological Statement “The earth is the Lord’s and everything therein.” Creation is God’s gift to us – the gift of good land, good water, good air – and we are placed in the garden to tend and care for the earth as God’s stewards, as earthkeepers. We keep the faith in part by keeping the earth, by conserving it in good health for future generations, exercising restraint for the sake of others yet to come, repairing and restoring what has come undone out of love for the Creator and compassion for others. Rev. Benjamin Webb St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cedar Falls, Iowa Cool Congregations Workshop

  11. Religious communities have aided social change in the past • Abolition of slavery • Civil rights • Women's right to vote • Endangered Species Act • We can do it again… Cool Congregations Workshop

  12. What is a Carbon Footprint? Cool Congregations Workshop

  13. Carbon Footprint What is a Carbon Footprint? • A carbon footprint is a representation of the effect you have on the climate in terms of the total amount of greenhouse gases your household produces. • Measured in pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2). Cool Congregations Workshop

  14. Carbon Footprint Why are our feet so big? • Autos • Flights • Electricity • Gas, or…(gas, oil or propane) • Garbage Cool Congregations Workshop

  15. How Do We Fare? Average American emits 21,000 pounds of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) annually • 2 times that of Germany, per person • 3.5 times that of Sweden • 5 times that of Mexico and China Cool Congregations Workshop

  16. How Do We Feel? We comprise 4% of the World’s population, but are responsible for between 25 – 30 % of the earth’s CO2 emissions! Cool Congregations Workshop

  17. LET’S TAKE A LOOK… • Step 1. Gather the Details • Step 2. Calculate • Step 3. The Breakdown Cool Congregations Workshop

  18. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 1. Gather the Details First Auto: 1. Miles driven: 2. Mpg (www.fueleconomy.gov): Toyota Tacoma 97 11000 16 Cool Congregations Workshop

  19. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 1. Gather the details Second Auto: 3. Miles driven: 4. Mpg (www.fueleconomy.gov): Subaru Forester 5000 24 Cool Congregations Workshop

  20. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 1. Gather the Details Flights 5. Total miles flown: (www.nwa.com/cgi-bin/wpmiles.cgi): 1928 Cool Congregations Workshop

  21. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 1. Gather the Details Electricity 6. Total kilowatts (kWh) of electricity: 16,009 Cool Congregations Workshop

  22. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 1. Gather the Details Gas, or…. 7a. (Gas) Total therms (1mcf x 10.3 = 1therm): 7b. (Heating Oil) Total gallons heating oil: 7c. (Propane)Total gallons propane: 1561 Cool Congregations Workshop

  23. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 1. Gather the Details Garbage 8. Total gallons of garbage/wk: 60 Cool Congregations Workshop

  24. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 2. Calculate (Refer to #1 - #8 from Step 1) Autos #1 divided by #2 = multiplied by 22 lbs*= lbs CO2 by first auto annually #3 divided by #4 = multiplied by 22 lbs = lbs CO2 by second auto annually 687.5 15,125 4583 208 Cool Congregations Workshop

  25. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 2. Calculate Flights #5 multiplied by .9 lbs* = lbs CO2 by flights annually 1735 Cool Congregations Workshop

  26. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 2. Calculate Electricity #6 multiplied by 2.2 lbs* = lbs CO2 by electricity annually 35,219 Cool Congregations Workshop

  27. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 2. Calculate Gas, or… #7a multiplied by 11 lbs* = lbs CO2 by gas annually #7b multiplied by 22 lbs* = lbs CO2 by heating oil annually #7c multiplied by 13 lbs* = lbs CO2 by propane annually 17,171 Cool Congregations Workshop

  28. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 2. Calculate Garbage #8 multiplied by 100 lbs* = lbs CO2 by garbage annually 6000 Cool Congregations Workshop

  29. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Your Household’s Total Footprint: Add all Step 2 totals = 79,833 Cool Congregations Workshop

  30. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 3. Break it Down.. CO2 percentages First Auto = Second Auto = Flights = Electricity = Gas = Garbage = 19% 6% 2% 44% 22% 7% Cool Congregations Workshop

  31. Cool Congregations25 Simple Steps Under $25 LIGHTING • Buy energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs for your most-used lights. About $2/bulb. CO2 reduction (by replacing one frequently used bulb): about 180 pounds a year. • Turn off unneeded lights. CO2 reduction: 380 pounds a year. Cool Congregations Workshop

  32. 25 Simple Steps Under $25 HOME APPLIANCES / GADGETS 6. Line dry clothes in summer. CO2 reduction: 780 pounds a year. Line dry clothes all year (using indoor clothes drying rack adds benefit of additional humidity in the winter.) CO2 reduction: 1400 pounds a year. ------ OR ------- Dry one less load/wk in the dryer CO2 reduction: 200 pounds a year. Cool Congregations Workshop

  33. 25 Simple Steps Under $25 HOME HEATING AND COOLING 10. Ask your utility company for a home energy audit to find out where your home is poorly insulated or energy-inefficient. CO2 reduction: Potentially, thousands of pounds a year. 11. Don't overheat or overcool rooms. Adjust your thermostat (lower in winter, higher in summer) CO2 reduction (for each 2-degree adjustment): 500 pounds a year. Cool Congregations Workshop

  34. 25 Simple Steps Under $25 WATER 16. Wash clothes in warm or cold water, not hot. CO2 reduction (for two loads a week): 500 pounds a year. Cool Congregations Workshop

  35. 25 Simple Steps Under $25 OTHER / EQUALLY IMPORTANT • Buy Fresh Buy Local and Buy Organic. The chemicals used in modern agriculture pollute the water supply and require energy to produce. • Consider Green Tags or RECs to ‘replace’ some of your CO2 emissions. Find Terra Pass or Native Energy on the web. References: Environmental Defense, Rocky Mountain Institute, TenPercentChallenge, National Catholic Rural Life Conference, Seattle City Light, The Tides Foundation/StopGlobalWarming Cool Congregations Workshop

  36. ANN’S ENERGY USE • Electricity savings 17% decrease! • Gas savings 15% decrease! Cool Congregations Workshop

  37. Ann’s CO2 Savings 7.9 % Electric + 1.3 % Gas = 9.2 % vs. 7.2 % on pledge sheet Cool Congregations Workshop

  38. The Power of 10% St. Luke’s 35 families = 18 cars off the roads Every Cedar Valley household = 21,000 cars Every Iowa household = 604,000 cars Cool Congregations Workshop

  39. The CO2 emissions coming just • from the electricity in Kate Dunning's home used to total 20,000 pounds. • She changed 75% of her bulbs to • compact fluorescent in August ‘06 • Has seen a 50% reduction in her • electricity use on her utility bill • Will save nearly 10,000 pounds of • CO2 this year alone, just from • switching bulbs • Initial investment = just under $200 • Reached payback after 4 months • Annual savings will be $600. Cool Congregations Workshop

  40. “Never Doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead Cool Congregations Workshop

  41. Now It’s Your Turn! Cool Congregations Workshop

  42. Steps • Gather details as a whole group for 15 minutes. We will help, table by table. 2. You will be called to a computer station by number for calculations 3. Return to table. Absorb Footprint. Choose actions from "25" Lists. Cool Congregations Workshop

  43. COOL CONGREGATIONS CARBON CALCULATOR Step 1. Gather the Details You Brought Today • First Auto make/model/yr/current odometer: 1. Miles driven: 2. Mpg (www.fueleconomy.gov): • Second Auto make/model/yr/current odometer: 3. Miles driven: 4. Mpg (www.fueleconomy.gov): • Flights 5. Total miles flown: (www.nwa.com/cgi-bin/wpmiles.cgi): • Electricity 6. Total kilowatts (KWH) of electricity: • Gas, or… (you only use one of these 3 in your home…) 7a. (Gas) Total therms of gas (if mcf, 1mcf x 10.3 = 1therm): 7b. (Heating Oil) Total gallons heating oil: 7c. (Propane)Total gallons propane: • Garbage 8. Total gallons of garbage/wk: Cool Congregations Workshop

  44. Steps • Gather details as a whole group for 15 minutes. We will help, table by table. 2. You will be called to a computer station by number for calculations. 3. Return to table. Absorb Footprint. Choose actions from "25" Lists. Cool Congregations Workshop

  45. How to Organize a “Cool Congregations” Program in Your Faith Community 1. Prepare leadership team 2. Educate congregation 3. Begin Program Cool Congregations Workshop

  46. Resource CD A. Educate Congregation B. Invite Congregation to Join CC C. Meeting Agendas D. Calculation Tools E. Ongoing Education Cool Congregations Workshop

  47. PREPARE LEADERSHIP TEAM • Existing Committees • 3,4 or more team members • Faith leader • Lay governing board • Guinea pig • Calculate team leaders and guinea pig Cool Congregations Workshop

  48. EDUCATE CONGREGATION • Use existing channels of communication • One progression of education could be: • Global Warming • Religious Response 3. "Cool Congregations” Cool Congregations Workshop

  49. RESOURCES • Global Warming • DVDs/videos • An Inconvenient Truth • Global Warming: The Signs and the Science • Great Warming • Speakers • Religious Response to Global Warming • Lighten Up video FREE to new members • Speakers: Tim Kautza, others from list • Study Guides Cool Congregations Workshop

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