In our parking lot is an array of solar panels, developed in partnership with Cleveland-based Solar Action, that supply electricity for our building. Solar panels are not often talked about as an expression of religious conviction. But in 2012, as … read more.
As part of our commitment to “caring for the earth, our home,” our UU congregation will be changing our landscaping practices to be more friendly to bees, other pollinators, and wildlife. There are several reasons for doing this:
· Bees and other pollinators are threatened because … read more.
Cooking and Preparation Tips
• The final strategy is to eat what needs eating first. By being mindful of old ingredients and leftovers you need to use up, you’ll waste less and may even find a new favorite dish in the process. Remember produce that … read more.
#2 Storage Tips
Properly store fruits and vegetables for maximum freshness; they’ll taste better and last longer, helping you to eat more of them before they go bad.
Make sure you are properly storing food in your refrigerator:
◦ Most veggies, especially those that could … read more.
#1 Shopping Tips:
Uneaten food squanders a whole host of resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital and generates greenhouse gases at every stage—including methane when organic matter lands in the global rubbish bin. The food we waste is responsible … read more.
UU Ministry for Earth invites (really, URGES!) you to join us in exploring during the
month of April how to reduce food waste. Why? According to Project Drawdown,*
reducing food waste is one of the most impactful solutions to reducing carbon
emissions. Food waste contributes to continuing … read more.
WHY WE’RE DOING THIS
Wasted food in landfills ROTS and becomes a significant source of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. 18% of all methane emissions in the U. S. come from landfills. Diverting wasted food from landfills reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
SO here’s the challenge: … read more.
In April Ministry for Earth is Focusing on Food Waste. Composting unused food and inedible food waste such as bones, fat, peels rinds, egg shells etc is the best way to keep waste that can decompose, thus releasing methane, out of our land fills.… read more.
Free Film: Saturday, January 15, 2022
10:00 AM on Zoom followed by discussion
Registration is free. Register HERE
Film Power to Heal is about Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
DISCUSSION FOLLOWS
With Local and National Subject Matter Experts Featuring:
Dr. Wayne Forde Family Physician Cleveland
Dr. Jeffrey Ponsky … read more.
Zoom: January 23, 2022 5pm Registration Required
Appalachian women are being forced to carry an unreasonable and dangerous burden for the environmental recklessness of oil and gas producing businesses, legal regulators, and legislators. Pollutants from the fracking industry affect women in … read more.
