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Creation Care Team
| Mission: Facilitating environmental stewardship as an
integral part of the Christian life of Concordia Lutheran Church. Web Resources: These web sites are provided for you as a resource. Concordia Lutheran Church does not necessarily endorse the products or viewpoints.
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| Concordia Lutheran Church and Faith Based | |
| Individual/ Home Audit & Covenant (April, 2009) |
Join Concordia members to reduce your impact on
earth resources from April 26 - October 25, 2009. Youth (5-10 yr old) Covenant |
| Concordia Lutheran Church Building Audit (April, 2009) | View our completed audit to determine our congregation cares for creation. View specific ideas and action resources. |
| ELCA Environment Social Statement | ELCA is committed to caring for our Lord's creation. This involves the responsible stewardship of all God's creation: soil, air, water and all of God's living creatures. We recognize that God is the giver of all life. |
| Lutherans Restoring Creation | A grassroots movement within the ELCA, seeking to foster care for God's good creation in all expressions of our church's life. Many resources. |
| Northeast Synod Creation Care Blogspot | Connect with others in the area by adding viewing or adding information about creation care. |
| Web of Creation | Movement for personal and social transformation to a just and sustainable world from religious perspectives. |
| Earth Ministry | Partnership of individuals and congregations to respond to this great moral challenge through education, modeling sustainable lifestyle choices, and organizing for social change through environmental advocacy. |
| Twin Ports and Minnesota | |
| Twin Ports Sustainability | Furthering economic, environmental & social sustainability in the Twin Ports and western Lake Superior region through education, networking and action. |
| Duluth Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP) | Assists all Duluth residents in saving energy and money on home heating costs. Ecolibrium3 can off up to $2500 in rebates for energy improvements. |
| Duluth Stream Corps |
This group carries out restoration projects on coldwater streams on private land that feed into the St. Louis River and Lake Superior. There primary approach to this restoration is to plant trees and shrubs along the stream corridors. In so doing, they provide jobs for low-income people in the area. |
| WLSSD Food Waste | Free food waste recycling is available at WLSSD's food waste drop sites. |
| WLSSD Information Links | Many links to informational flyers and publications. |
| Minnesota Energy Challenge | This website will help you calculate your carbon footprint and learn how to save money and energy in your home. |
| Sustainable Farming Association | Locate an area food farm to purchase
your food needs. Minnesota: http://www.sfa-mn.org/lake-superior/ |
| Next Step -Minnesota Sustainability Network | Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network (MnSCN) is a network consisting of individuals and organizations in Minnesota who are interested in moving toward sustainability. MnSCN is sponsored by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. |
| Minnesota Power Energy Audit | Conduct an energy audit on home and follow up with their advice. Call toll free at 1-800-228-4966, extension 2909 for audit information. |
| General Education and National/Global | |
| 10:10 | 10:10 is a global campaign to reduce carbon emissions by 10% in a year – starting in 2010. Any person, family, business, school or other organization can cut 10% – and by working together we can make sure our actions count. |
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Good Guide
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Provides the world's largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of the products in your home. |
| Earth Charter | A broad-based, voluntary, civil society effort. Participants include leading international institutions, national governments and their agencies, university associations, non-government organizations and community-based groups, city governments, faith groups, schools and businesses – as well as thousands of individuals. |
| Equal Exchange Fair Trade Coffee | Equal Exchange is a democratically
organized worker-owned co-operative dedicated to building a new
model of trade based on fairness, environmental sustainability and
strong relationships between farmers and consumers. Concordia's Order # "CONC022" |
| SERRV International | Promotes social and economic justice for developing countries by purchasing international products at a fair wage. Concordia receives 10% net value of each individual order when you use our Concordia's Order #"FOOLWR PCL454". |