Northaven Observes Earth Day: 2008
Sunday, April 13
Earth Day, celebrated each year on April 22,
arrives this year on a Tuesday. But sometimes such an observance is just too big
for a single day! The Church in Society Commission, UMYF, and the Youth Council
are sponsoring two very different Earth Day
events.
Northaven members have taken seriously the importance of being good stewards of God’s creation--writing letters, calling or emailing our legislators, driving hybrid cars, purchasing wind-generated electricity, etc. Many of us have spoken out against the Trinity Corridor and the new coal-powered electric plants.
According to Jim Schermbeck, staff organizer for Downwinders at Risk, “Air quality in North Texas has been deemed unfit for breathing by the Environmental Protection Agency. While the state environmental agency (TCEQ) has asked for citizens to do their part to help clear the air, the state has been negligent in asking the smoggiest North Texas contributors to do their fair share. The largest industrial polluters lie just south of Dallas in Midlothian.” Downwinders at Risk (http://www.downwindersatrisk.org/) has actively worked toward cleaning up these industrial sources, improving air quality, and helping to write the Citizens Implementation Plan.
Mr. Schermbeck will be Northaven’s guest at the CIS Second Sunday Lunch on April 13. Lunch will be served in the Atrium following worship; then we will move upstairs to room 237 for dessert, coffee, and conversation with Mr. Schermbeck about the impact of these plants on the air we breathe and what we can do about it.
Northaven members have taken seriously the importance of being good stewards of God’s creation--writing letters, calling or emailing our legislators, driving hybrid cars, purchasing wind-generated electricity, etc. Many of us have spoken out against the Trinity Corridor and the new coal-powered electric plants.
According to Jim Schermbeck, staff organizer for Downwinders at Risk, “Air quality in North Texas has been deemed unfit for breathing by the Environmental Protection Agency. While the state environmental agency (TCEQ) has asked for citizens to do their part to help clear the air, the state has been negligent in asking the smoggiest North Texas contributors to do their fair share. The largest industrial polluters lie just south of Dallas in Midlothian.” Downwinders at Risk (http://www.downwindersatrisk.org/) has actively worked toward cleaning up these industrial sources, improving air quality, and helping to write the Citizens Implementation Plan.
Mr. Schermbeck will be Northaven’s guest at the CIS Second Sunday Lunch on April 13. Lunch will be served in the Atrium following worship; then we will move upstairs to room 237 for dessert, coffee, and conversation with Mr. Schermbeck about the impact of these plants on the air we breathe and what we can do about it.
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