<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">From Vermont Interfaith Power and Light:</font></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">RESOURCES FOR LENT - CARBON FAST & MORE</font></font></div>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">During Lent, Christians often give up something.<font size="+0"> </font>Now, many </font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">are choosing to give up activities that produce carbon dioxide </font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">emissions (a major cause of global warming); this called a </font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">"carbon fast."<font size="+0"> </font>Ideas for a carbon fast include cutting down </font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">on driving, turning down thermostats, or giving up use of some </font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">electronics such as television.<font size="+0"> </font>Lenten resources with a focus </font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">on stewardship of creation follow:</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.prcweb.org/Docs/PRCLentenResource.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#800080">www.prcweb.org/Docs/PRCLentenResource.pdf</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="+0"> </font></font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.nccecojustice.org/lent.html" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#800080">www.nccecojustice.org/lent.html</font></a></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2">and from </font><font size="2">New York</font><font size="2"> Interfaith Power & Light:</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.nyipl.org/Lent/PoweringDownManual.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#800080">www.nyipl.org/Lent/PoweringDownManual.pdf</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="+0"> </font></font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light also has a resource </font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">titled, "Caring for Creation: A Prayer and Action Guide for a </font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Lenten "Fast from Carbon."<font size="+0"> </font>To receive this, send us an email</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">at </font><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:info@vtipl.org" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman">info@vtipl.org</font></a><font face="Times New Roman">.</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Earth Sermon resources from different faiths (for Earth Day or </font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">other times), can be found at these websites:</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.theregenerationproject.org/Resources.htm" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#800080">www.theregenerationproject.org/Resources.htm</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"></font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.earthsermons.org/" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman">www.earthsermons.org</font></a><font face="Times New Roman">, <font size="+0"> </font></font><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ww2.earthday.net/node/73" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#800080"><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ww2.earthday.net/node/73" target="_blank">http://ww2.earthday.net/node/73</a></font></a><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="+0"> </font></font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.emoregon.org/power_light.php" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman">www.emoregon.org/power_light.php</font></a></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2">,<font size="+0"> </font></font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"></font></font></p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><br>Erik Hoffner<br>Orion Grassroots Network<br>888-909-6568<br><br><a href="http://www.oriongrassroots.org">http://www.oriongrassroots.org</a><br><br>The Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural change.