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That They May Be One
“If your heart is as my heart, give me your hand.” Our long tradition of following Wesleyan principles requires us to search until we...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Mar 21, 2019
- 1 min
Don't flush the forests!
Does your church look for recycled content in the TP, towels and tissue it buys? I confess, a church I attended many years ago made a...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Mar 18, 2019
- 1 min
Less Plastic for Lent - or Advent...
We're halfway through Lent now, but this resource, again from Sue Fujiu of Kingswood, offers a number of cool ideas for reducing our...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Mar 18, 2019
- 1 min
Resource list: books, video, kids' books
These resources were compiled by the green team at Kingswood UMC, Buffalo Grove. Great stuff! Thank you, Sue Fujiu! Part 1: Our...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Feb 26, 2019
- 1 min
Check your solar potential!
Is it even worth checking out my roof for solar potential? Or my church's? How can I find out? Various online tools have been available...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Feb 11, 2019
- 1 min
One Earth Film Festival 3/1-10/2019
Check out the One Earth Film Festival, showing dozens upon dozens of environmental films in venues throughout Chicagoland, from nature...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Feb 10, 2019
- 1 min
Keep the Carbon Underground!
United Methodist Foundation of Northern Illinois has announced a "Moderate ex-Carbon 200" portfolio option. If your congregation is...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Feb 10, 2019
- 1 min
Where to Get Money episode 2
There's a foundation in Illinois dedicated to helping community agencies and public spaces get into solar and wind! Check it out here:...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Jan 3, 2019
- 2 min
What to expect from a ComEd assessment
Econet Co-Chair Dick Alton passes on this testimony from Sally Stovall: Note to friends and colleagues: Dick asked me to tell you about...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Jan 1, 2019
- 1 min
The Bad News and the Good News!
Certified Financial Advisor Matthew Blume made a detailed presentation about both the bad news - the risks - in carbon-fuel investing and...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Dec 26, 2018
- 1 min
The Struggle with Palm Oil
At Christmas I tried - I really, really tried - to find sugarfree whipped topping without palm oil. I need sugar-free because of family...
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Bill Koehl
- Nov 6, 2018
- 1 min
The Big One, and then Another One
This is the big one, from early October- 12 years left: The IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees celsius...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Jun 19, 2018
- 1 min
Why climate change is a faith cause
Jesus makes it very clear that his followers are to Love God, and love our neighbors. And who are our neighbors? Everybody. This report...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Jun 8, 2018
- 1 min
JustGoods - Fair trade and free watts
JustGoods is the fair trade artisans store that's part of the mission of Rockford Urban Ministries, a Northern Illinois...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- May 4, 2018
- 1 min
We're all in this together
A short wisdom story (midrash) from the Jewish tradition: A group of people were travelling in a boat. One of them took a drill and began...
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revrethford
- May 3, 2018
- 1 min
Make It Personal
Landlord, ecology and economy is how we talked about it back in the day. We didn't make it personal. We looked for socio-economic changes...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Apr 12, 2018
- 3 min
Where Can We Get the Money?
“We’d like to install solar/rain barrels/a rain garden/point of use water heaters/insulation – but there’s no room in the budget!” “Our...
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Rev. Beth Galbreath
- Apr 2, 2018
- 2 min
Thank you to all who voted to launch Eco-Net at Annual Conference!
Now, the work begins. After four years of work as the Northern Illinois Conference Eco-Sustainability Task Group, we're moving to an even...
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