at Madison Christian community they gather each Sunday to worship a higher
gather each Sunday to worship a higher
gather each Sunday to worship a higher power these days seeing the light means
power these days seeing the light means
power these days seeing the light means much more my prayer now is God let your
much more my prayer now is God let your
much more my prayer now is God let your light shine in my life so I’m always
light shine in my life so I’m always
light shine in my life so I’m always happy when the sun is shining pastor
happy when the sun is shining pastor
happy when the sun is shining pastor Jeff wild appreciates the Sun even more
Jeff wild appreciates the Sun even more
Jeff wild appreciates the Sun even more because of these solar panels the church
because of these solar panels the church
because of these solar panels the church installed in 2002 he was surprised to
installed in 2002 he was surprised to
installed in 2002 he was surprised to learn that the energy is church used to
learn that the energy is church used to
learn that the energy is church used to consume released a staggering amount of
consume released a staggering amount of
consume released a staggering amount of fossil fuel emissions sometimes within a
fossil fuel emissions sometimes within a
fossil fuel emissions sometimes within a week’s time a ton of co2 to is being
week’s time a ton of co2 to is being
week’s time a ton of co2 to is being released into the atmosphere so pastor
released into the atmosphere so pastor
released into the atmosphere so pastor wild encouraged change the 480 member
wild encouraged change the 480 member
wild encouraged change the 480 member community had already surrounded itself
community had already surrounded itself
community had already surrounded itself with restored prairie grasses instead of
with restored prairie grasses instead of
with restored prairie grasses instead of a lawn that requires fertilizer inside
a lawn that requires fertilizer inside
a lawn that requires fertilizer inside it now relies in part on solar power
it now relies in part on solar power
it now relies in part on solar power more energy efficient light bulbs and
more energy efficient light bulbs and
more energy efficient light bulbs and more common sense as a result
more common sense as a result
more common sense as a result electricity use is down forty percent
electricity use is down forty percent
electricity use is down forty percent Kevin Lyttle installs software that
Kevin Lyttle installs software that
Kevin Lyttle installs software that tracks energy consumption in buildings
tracks energy consumption in buildings
tracks energy consumption in buildings this is the peak 15-minute period for
this is the peak 15-minute period for
this is the peak 15-minute period for the whole week he says it’s important
the whole week he says it’s important
the whole week he says it’s important for people to see what they’re saving
for people to see what they’re saving
for people to see what they’re saving because the general idea of conservation
because the general idea of conservation
because the general idea of conservation is often far removed from daily life its
is often far removed from daily life its
is often far removed from daily life its preservation of wildlife in the Amazon
preservation of wildlife in the Amazon
preservation of wildlife in the Amazon or it’s the the climate and Kyoto
or it’s the the climate and Kyoto
or it’s the the climate and Kyoto protocols though this stuff is very
protocols though this stuff is very
protocols though this stuff is very intellectual and takes a lot to
intellectual and takes a lot to
intellectual and takes a lot to understand I think that if we have a
understand I think that if we have a
understand I think that if we have a specific building a specific place then
specific building a specific place then
specific building a specific place then I can begin to help people understand
I can begin to help people understand
I can begin to help people understand that’s what Dave Steffensen is counting
that’s what Dave Steffensen is counting
that’s what Dave Steffensen is counting on a retired Methodist minister and
on a retired Methodist minister and
on a retired Methodist minister and teacher of environmental ethics Dave
teacher of environmental ethics Dave
teacher of environmental ethics Dave founded the Wisconsin interfaith climate
founded the Wisconsin interfaith climate
founded the Wisconsin interfaith climate and energy campaign a lot of the
and energy campaign a lot of the
and energy campaign a lot of the churches were built 50 75
churches were built 50 75
churches were built 50 75 they’re big leaky barns in terms of per
they’re big leaky barns in terms of per
they’re big leaky barns in terms of per hour per person use houses of worship
hour per person use houses of worship
hour per person use houses of worship are probably the most energy wasteful
are probably the most energy wasteful
are probably the most energy wasteful buildings in America that message is
buildings in America that message is
buildings in America that message is spreading in the Green Bay diocese st.
spreading in the Green Bay diocese st.
spreading in the Green Bay diocese st. Francis of Assisi Chapel is being held
Francis of Assisi Chapel is being held
Francis of Assisi Chapel is being held up as a model of how to build green from
up as a model of how to build green from
up as a model of how to build green from the ground up the floors are made of
the ground up the floors are made of
the ground up the floors are made of recycled concrete fly ash from power
recycled concrete fly ash from power
recycled concrete fly ash from power plants is part of the mix the oak pews
plants is part of the mix the oak pews
plants is part of the mix the oak pews and other would work come from a local
and other would work come from a local
and other would work come from a local sustainable forests st. Francis even has
sustainable forests st. Francis even has
sustainable forests st. Francis even has an environmentally friendly holy water
an environmentally friendly holy water
an environmentally friendly holy water font we ask the user cycle items so this
font we ask the user cycle items so this
font we ask the user cycle items so this is all recycled the glass we don’t have
is all recycled the glass we don’t have
is all recycled the glass we don’t have infinite resources we have finite
infinite resources we have finite
infinite resources we have finite resources and by taking some care even
resources and by taking some care even
resources and by taking some care even in a small project like this it’s going
in a small project like this it’s going
in a small project like this it’s going to make a difference in the long term
to make a difference in the long term
to make a difference in the long term that modern message fits a traditional
that modern message fits a traditional
that modern message fits a traditional mission is this going to revolutionize
mission is this going to revolutionize
mission is this going to revolutionize how churches use energy I don’t know but
how churches use energy I don’t know but
how churches use energy I don’t know but I think it can help people to begin to
I think it can help people to begin to
I think it can help people to begin to think about well what can we do the
think about well what can we do the
think about well what can we do the possibility is tremendous
possibility is tremendous
possibility is tremendous you
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