Diocese of San Jose Goes Green
"Within this initiative, we are creating educational programs and action plans to encourage and assist the San Jose Catholic community to live and operate more simply and sustainably," explained Bishop Patrick McGrath. "Our plan is to formally initiate the Campaign in all of our parishes and schools on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4, 2009. We will be asking all parishioners to sign the St. Francis Pledge." The Diocese will be installing solar panels at several locations, educating the Catholic community on energy saving techniques, and creating a greenhouse gas analysis of the Diocese with the aid of Santa Clara University students.
For more on the program view these two articles: America Magazine article Green Initiatives in San Jose Diocese and National Catholic Reporter article Solar power: Let the sun shine.
And for more on the St. Francis Pledge click here.