Title

Going Green: A Matter of Faith for Ohio Churches

Description

This article written by Mary Kuhlman from Public News Service highlights the steps taken by the First Presbyterian Church in Athens, Ohio. They replaced their boiler system, and installed new lights and insulation. All of the renovations were done with the help of AEP Ohio, Columbia Gas, and Ohio Interfaith Power and Light

From the article, "First Presbyterian Church of Athens was recognized for its energy-efficiency efforts in the Environmental Protection Agency's 2013 Energy Star National Building Competition. Martin says they reduced energy use 20 percent for the past 12 months and in the process, prevented an estimated 9.2 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions".

link to article

Date Created

November 19, 2014

Creator(s)

Public News Service

Denomination

Christian

Sub-Tradition

Mainline Protestant

SubSub-Tradition

Presbyterian

Audience

All audiences/General public

list of authors

Mary Kuhlman

Resources For Action

Success Stories

Resources For Study

Energy Savings