Creation in Peril
BullerCentre.com
creation
people self
God
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“panthesitic” Christianity
creation
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“deep green” Christianity
creation
“utilitarian” Christianity
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“apocalyptic” Christianity
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“individualist” Christianity
“accountable” Christianity
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• “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