"The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof." ~ Psalm 24:1

We believe that being good stewards, or managers, of God’s good earth, is central to our practice of the Christian faith and essential to our spiritual growth. Leading this aspect of our Christian practice is our Earth Stewardship Ministry Team.

Ongoing work:
To offer earth stewardship education through classes, articles, and guest speakers, To lead the effort to reduce individual and church ecological  “footprints."

2008-2009 current focus:
To offer earth stewardship education that will encourage personal awareness and inspire local urban actions.

Earth Stewardship Tip of the Month:
Avoid Excessive Idling and Turn Right Whenever Possible
Driving Tips for Tipping the Balance Toward Good Earth Stewardship

Want to save gas? Do what the professional drivers do. To get the most out of each gallon of gas, turn right whenever possible.  When you turn left, more time is spent idling while waiting for oncoming traffic.  Right on red regulations also help save fuel. UPS estimates that in 2007 the company saved 3.1 million gallons of fuel and avoided discharging 32,000 metric tons of emissions.

Every list of fuel saving tips says, “Avoid excessive idling!”
How much is excessive?  More than one minute.   Do we waste more fuel if we restart the car or if we let the engine run for a few minutes?   The prevailing wisdom supports:

In the old days cars had carburetors that wasted gas every time they were started.  Now we drive with computer controlled fuel injectors that are engineered to provide just the right amount of fuel for each phase of operation.

Look around: it seems as though God loves the color green.
If you would like to get involved with the Earth Stewardship Ministry Team, contact Laurie@westminsterdayton.org.

See activities of Presbyterians for Restoring Creation Web site at PC(USA).org.