Pope Benedict XVI /April 18, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI addressed the United Nations General Assembly and asked for all nations to protect the environment.
President Barack Obama
/January 20, 2009 In his Inaugural Address, President Barack Obama set forth an ambitious plan to power our future
transportation by the sun, wind and other sources of clean energy.
"Dear Mother Earth, who
day by day. Unfold her blessings on our way,
O praise Him! Alleluia! The flowers and fruits that in thee grow, Let them His glory also show. O praise Him! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!"
St. Francis of Assisi Patron of the Environment
Observations
"The entire psychology
of this country has to change. Americans are extremely wasteful of everything --- land, resources etc. We live in a throw
away society.
I remember when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area --- naturally a beautiful area. I saw increasingly in my 10 years there
the sprawl and human arrogance over land that was beginning to change it forever. I remember being stuck in a traffic jam
on a 12 lane freeway, cars belching fumes as far as the eye could see, surrounded by neighborhoods that had already been discarded
for even newer subdivisions further out and thought my God - whats gone wrong?
Until we realize that our world is not limitless and forever forgiving of man's mistakes, we are doomed to live in an increasingly
congested, polluted world."
JM, Washington D.C.
"The beauty of the all electric car is that it is absolutely silent in a traffic jam. Silent in sound, silent in air emissions.
I wonder if it will ever occur to the public the absurdity of an engine running when it's going nowhere".
"If you turn on a high powered lamp indoors, then take to the great outdoors, isn't it amazing how that light bulb is nothing
compared to the intensity of the sun? It's like there were a zillion 1,000 watt bulbs on! Multiply that by every square
foot on earth (never mind the entire solar system.) It has been stated that a mere 30 seconds of sunshine provides enough
energy to power the entire planet for a full day. Free, abundant, 100% clean energy! How archaic is any other means of fuel?
Unfortunately, solar panels are still rather inefficient and costly. But I am sure that one day in the future, there will
be a solar panel perhaps the size of a square meter, that will 100% power your home. We probably already have the technology.
Same for ultra capacitor high density solid state batteries to power a viable electric car and a cure for AIDS. I am sure
the only reason why all of these are not a reality is due to politics, righteousness and greed."
Ron D'Albero
Conservation Center Please be green. Recycling one
glass bottle
Saves enough energy to run a television set for two hours.
Throwing away an aluminum can wastes as much energy as filling the can half full with gasoline & pouring it out.
The energy saved from each recycled aluminum can will light a 100 watt bulb for three and one-half hours.
Our parish contracted with Free Lighting Corp, a subcontractor of Con Edison, to replace dozens of our ordinary
light bulbs with CFLs, energy efficient compact fluorescent bulbs. This change will result in an electric bill savings
of nearly 80% wherever this change was made. This also affords conservation of our natural resources. You too
can realize this savings in your home. Contact them at 718-720-2209.
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