The Presbyterian Church's Social Handbook
www.presbyterian.ca/justice/
Energy workbook for religious buildings
www.kairoscanada.org
City of Toronto
www.toronto.ca/bbp/projects
Manitoba Hydro's Power Smart for Business
https://www.hydro.mb.ca/your_business/lighting/pdf/application_guide.pdf
Nova Scotia's Ministry of Energy
gov.ns.ca/energy
On Lightbulbs, Polar Bears and the Earth's Future
www.earthfuture.com/climate
Seven Steps to Power Savings
www.christianitytoday.com/yc/2001/001/2.18.html
U.S. Energy Star
www.energystar.gov
God's People, God's Planet: Living Lightly on the Earth
by Erin Crisfield
a 2001 mission resource created for the PCC
Greening Congregations Handbook: Stories, Ideas and Resources for Cultivating Creation Awareness and Care in Your Congregation
by Earth Ministry
helps congregations develop an enduring, creation-honouring focus within all dimensions of congregational life
Footprint Files: Ideas To Help Congregations Care for Creation And Reduce Their Footprint
by Susan Gage, Briony Penn, Cory Waters and Peggy Wilmot,
the Diocese of British Columbia, Anglican Church of Canada
Super, Natural Christians: How We Should Love Nature
by Sallie McFague
Life Abundant: Rethinking Theology and Economy for a Planet in Peril
by Sallie McFague
Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth
by Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees
The Sacred Balance
by David Suzuki and Amanda McConnel
Faith and the Common Good
A Canadian, multi-faith organization working towards finding common ground in world issues. They present a series of workshops on greening sacred spaces for interested communities. Their latest initiative is Renewing the Sacred Balance
Contact Janette McIntosh, elder at West Point Grey, Vancouver, at janettem@telus.net for more congregation-based initiatives.
– Joel Coppieters and Amy MacLachlan
