Movie Night! Movie Night! Monthly Challenge!
The Creation Care Committee is launching a parish-wide, movie nights party! Each month, we will watch the same environmental movie on our own schedule, on the networks we have available at home. At the end of each monthly movie cycle, all are invited to discuss the movie and our responses to it on Zoom and what we intend to do each month to reduce our personal carbon footprint.
The March movie The Story of Plastic uncovers the ugly truth behind the current global plastic pollution crisis. Striking footage shot over three continents illustrates the ongoing catastrophe– and the global movement and individual actions rising up in response.
We encourage you to watch The Story of Plastic and to join us to discuss it on Sunday March 21 from 7:00 to-8:15 pm, via zoom. Come to our discussions with Questions…Leave with an Action Goal for yourself, your family, your church or town. to learn how to become part of the solution to climate change
The Story of Plastic is available to watch on the subscription DiscoveryGo streaming service, for rent on Amazon, on Apple TV, and on Xfinity video-on-demand.
Monthly Challenge
We want to focus on the task of reducing our own carbon footprint in whatever way is manageable for us personally right now. The important thing is to make a once a month action, however small and this can be as simple as arranging for a free energy audit of your house. Go to www.actonclimatecoalition.org and scroll down for a list of 6 websites that have all you will need to green your lifestyle – energy audits, electric cars, clean energy etc. Although it refers to Acton, the websites it links to are generally Massachusetts ones so can be used by all our towns at Good Shepherd. All towns also have information on their websites as to their own energy programs.
If you live in Acton, subscribing to 100% renewable energy through Acton Power Choice (APC) is the largest impact you can have on reducing your carbon emissions. Acton Power Choice is a town program set up for all Eversource customers to purchase their electricity outside of the standard offering to enable you to make a 100% Renewable Energy choice for your home. Go to www.actonpowerchoice.com to sign up. On the Acton Power Choice 100% renewable program, the cost is 1.68 cents/kwh more.
If you are not an Acton resident, contact your town’s electric company to find out if they offer a 100% renewable energy choice.