Thanks to Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA for this alert (you don’t need to be Lutheran to use the link).
Even as we mark the end of the worldwide ecumenical Season of Creation, we know our call to steward our common home continues. In Pennsylvania, bipartisan community solar legislation is one way we can act today as people of faith.
Increased flooding, more frequent, powerful storms, record-breaking heat and wildfires all in one summer point to the consequences of climate change in our own country. August’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was described as a “code red” for all humanity. Human-induced climate change is already creating weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe.
As Christians, we are called to love our neighbor and care for our common home. We do that in our personal lives and in our life together by living simply and being good stewards of creation. We also do this by encouraging policies that support the common good. Read the ELCA Social Statement Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope and Justice.
Senate Bill 472 and House Bill 1555 enable community solar projects in Pennsylvania that would allow us to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions while helping to create a more resilient energy system. Community solar allows neighbors, businesses, farms and nonprofits such as churches and other community organizations to directly participate in and receive benefits from an offsite solar project connected to their local electric distribution company’s grid.
Join people of faith across Pennsylvania in encouraging lawmakers to support this bipartisan legislation at https://support.elca.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1436.
Thank you for your advocacy!
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