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This Wednesday (10/24) night I'll be speaking at InterVarsity. Come listen and then check back here for updates, suggestions, events (hikes, bike rides, camping?!), and resources as you learn more about God, people and nature.

Thanks,
Erin

stewardship

Restoring Eden makes hearts bugger, hands dirtier and voices stronger by learning to love, serve and protect God’s creation.











"Serve God, Save the Planet is meant to elicit personal accountability rather than political change. Its lessons are meant to teach individuals, families, and communities not much larger than a congregation; and yet it looks at larger issues because they profoundly affect each of us."

reluctant environmentalist

missions and the environment
"We in the West, though undoubtedly concerned about the problems faced by people in the developing world, may actually be making their lives worse through our own excessive use of energy and our affluent lifestyles. Giving lip service to the idea of completing the missionary task, we're actually making it more difficult to accomplish."

Confessions of a 'Reluctant Environmentalist'
Article by Ed Brown, Sable Institute

know your drinking water

Eco Wise: Bottled vs. Brita

Many people perceive bottled water as the picture of purity. But not only are federal quality standards for bottled water less stringent than they are for tap water, the bottles themselves are problematic for the planet.

Each year, Americans throw out 2 million tons of polyethylene bottles -- commonly used for drinks such as Dasani and Aquafina -- which require 18 million barrels of oil to replace, according to the Container Recycling Institute. True, the bottles can be recycled, but making them into new bottles requires adding more virgin petroleum. And shipping them around the world requires even more fossil fuel and creates carbon emissions. Because of this, environmental activists and a growing number of restaurants are propagating a pro-tap water movement.

So just how safe is the region's tap water? The good news is that the systems are regularly monitored and treated.

(read the full article)

Source: Washington Post, Sunday, July 15, 2007; Page M04

creation care

Evangelical Environmental Network
What does the Bible say about creation care?

A Rocha
Portuguese for “the Rock", Christians in Conservation

carbon footprint
Reducing your impact on our environment, a carbon footprint is a measure of the impact of human activities on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced, measure in unites of carbon dioxide

care of creation
a Christian environmental organization, seeking to awaken and mobilize the Church to care for God's creation in the face of an environmental crisis

AERDO
Evangelical Relief, a non-profit Christian agency and individuals engaged in relief and development work

Delaware Nature Society

http://www.delawarenaturesociety.org/

Other Local Information:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/csa/csa.shtml
http://www.destateparks.com/
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/fairhill.html
http://www.delaware-energy.com/green-energy-program-home.htm
http://www.nerc.org/documents/fsheets/de-factsht.html