Creation in Peril

BullerCentre.com

creation

people self

God

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“panthesitic” Christianity

creation

God

“deep green” Christianity

creation

“utilitarian” Christianity

God

“apocalyptic” Christianity

God

God

“individualist” Christianity

“accountable” Christianity

God

• “The earth is the Lord’s”‐ Psalm 24

• “Who then is the faithful and wise servant…?”‐ Matthew 24; Luke 12

• entrusting a vineyard to tenants‐ Mark 12; Matthew 21

• entrusting wealth to servants‐ Matthew 25; Luke 19

“accountable” Christianity

parablesof accountability

• Christian

• small

• rural

PROVIDENCE?

we’ve started to walk the walk1. carpools

2. recycle

3. retrofit windows & insulation

4. community garden

5. replace boilers

6. geothermal

7. wind research

green to date

green to date

5. replace boilers‐ natural gas

‐ low-efficiency high-efficiency $130k spent to date

green to date

6. geothermal‐ Reimer SLC

opened in 2009

‐ $5 million $500,000 for geothermal fundraised from non-government sources

‐ ~25,000 sq ft 10% of total campus building footprint

green to date

7. wind research‐ wind study

‐ environmental study

1. carpools

2. recycle

3. retrofit

4. community garden

5. replace boilers

6. geothermal

7. wind research

8. biomass heating

green now

GOAL:replace ~2/3s ofour natural gas use

green now

Providence’s renewable energy formula:

electricity + geothermal + biomass= #2 campus in Canada

#1: University of Northern British Columbia

green1. carpools

2. recycle

3. retrofit

4. community garden

5. replace boilers

6. geothermal

7. wind

8. biomass

9. advocacy

10. composting

11. rural transit

futurenow

researchpower

Everyone will have their own reasons for sustainability.

‐ individuals

‐ institutions

‐ societies

• differing motivations are good

• can still join in shared actions

50by30.org

To increase Manitoba’s renewable energy use to 50% (from the present 30%) by 2030 without increasing global GHGs.

goal:

50by30.org

coal

oil

natural gas

hydro

windbiomass

solargeothermal

hydro windbiomass

solargeothermal

natural gas refined oil products (gas &

diesel)

coal, propane & derivatives

1990 20302009

229 PJ

262 PJ

~316 PJ

A Green Plan

energy sources

A Green Plan• every plan needs 3 areas of areas of focus

‐ Heating & Cooling

‐ Transportation

‐ Electricity

How 50 by ‘30?

A Green Plan• every plan needs 3 areas of types of action

1. increase Renewables

2. increase Efficiency

3. reduce Demand

How 50 by ‘30?

A Green Plan

increaserenewables

increaseefficiency

reducedemand

Heating & Cooling

Transportation

Electricity

DER

A Green Plan for a church

increaserenewables

increaseefficiency

reducedemand

Heating & Cooling

Transportation

Electricity

DER

- geothermal?

- BUILD

- bike racks

- LED lighting

- carpool

- routines

- schedule

- chargers