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Looking for an easy way to make a difference? Try buying wind power. Rather than burning fossil fuels to provide our electricity, wind power uses natural energy (the wind) to create electricity. Buying wind power helps support this growing industry and make it competitive in today’s market. Your ‘donations’ go to support wind farms and help offset the electricity you use every day. Plus, when you sign-up you get a nice little gift card and bumpersticker to help spread the word. Check it out here …
Kroger is definitely the closest grocery store to campus, in fact there are many Krogers close to campus; but I think you ought to check out Whole Foods as a place to do your grocery shopping, or at least some of it.
Whole Foods was founded in 1980 as a single store in Austin, Texas. It has since grown to be the largest retailer of natural and organic in the world. Aside from the great shopping experience (it is one of the cleanest grocery stores and I promise there will be foods there you have never seen before, along with the regulars of course), Whole Foods is also committed to offering organic and natural food choices along with products that promote sustainable agriculture.
There are two Whole Foods stores near campus. One on Ponce de Leon in midtown and the other at the corner of Druid Hills and Briarcliff.
If you’re paying for electricity through Georgia Power, why not add five dollars to your bill each month and purchase some “green energy“? Your service won’t change at all, but with just five dollars, you buy a unit of green energy, which uses natural resources (such as wind, sun, and water) to produce energy. For more information check out the sites above. It’s an easy way to make a difference for just a little bit of money.
Below is a job description. For more information, find the “duties and responsibilities” here.
Earth Ministry: Program & Outreach Director
Founded in 1992, Earth Ministry’s mission is to inspire and mobilize the Christian community to play a leadership role in building a just and sustainable future. We work in partnership with congregations, individuals, clergy, and other faith-based organizations to practically respond to this great moral challenge through education, individual and congregational lifestyle choices, and organizing for social change through environmental advocacy. Earth Ministry directly supports a network of 150 congregational activists (Colleagues) representing over 100 Puget Sound area congregations, and has a membership of approximately 1,500. While rooted in the Christian faith, many of our members come from diverse spiritual traditions. Our programs and resources are available to all.
DEFINITION
The Program and Outreach Director will have lead staff responsibility for growing Earth Ministry’s outreach program, with special emphasis on engaging members in environmental advocacy and building relationships with Northwest clergy and denominational leadership.
HOW TO APPLY
Email applications are preferred: submit your resume and cover letter in a single Word document titled with your name to search@earthministry.org. Paper applications can be mailed to Earth Ministry, 6512 23rd Ave NW, Suite 317, Seattle, WA 98117. Apply by 5pm on January 19, 2007. Interviews will be scheduled the following week and preference will be given to early applications.
By February, do you think you might be ready for inspiration and rejuvenation away from daily tasks? Are you curious how Christians can make a difference in the world around us? Would you like to meet other people of faith who work to restore God’s Creation?
Presbyterians for Restoring Creation (PRC) would like to invite you to our first Southeast Regional Conference being held on beautiful St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, February 15th–17th, 2007. Our call to cherish and foster the renewal of God’s creation has inspired the coming together of several experts in the field of conservation, eco-justice, and biblical foundations for an educational event on the Stewardship of Land and Water.
Our plenary speakers include Carol Johnston who served on the PCUSA Eco-Justice Task Force and authored a primer on biblical and theological foundations for ecojustice; Sally Bethea, executive director of the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, who was named among the “Best Eco-warriors” by Atlanta Magazine and is one of the top 100 Most Influential Georgians listed by Georgia Trend Magazine; and Rand Wentworth, President of the Land Trust Alliance, who won the Visionary Regional Leadership Award from the Atlanta Regional Commission for his work in creating a 160 mile greenway along the Chattahoochee River. Staff from PCUSA, regional riverkeepers, and representatives from organizations such as The Nature Conservancy will provide informational and training workshops.
Join us on this journey of faith. If you are unable to attend the full conference length consider joining us for a special luncheon plenary session on Friday with Rand Wentworth.
For more information, check out this website or download this brochure.
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