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Reducing Energy Costs in Religious Buildings: Addresses methods to reduce energy costs in churches and parochial schools.
The Green Sanctuary Handbook: Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Religious Buildings and Grounds: Author: Rachel Stark, Robert Murphy, Brian Reddington. The Seventh Principle Project was established in 1991 by a group of Unitarian Universalists committed to finding ways to live their faith in a more ecologically sustainable way. With EcoSpirit New England, SPP founders published the Green Sanctuary Handbook as a resource for members to accomplish this goal.
The Lord's House: A Guide to Creation Careful Management of Church Facilities: Author: Frederick W. Krueger. Practical advice on energy efficiency, landscaping and church grounds, and new purchases.

Washington Interfaith Power & Light: Earth Ministry’s Washington Interfaith Power & Light (WAIPL) project organizes an interfaith religious response to global warming. WAIPL is part of a national Interfaith Power & Light movement in 28 states.

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