In the news: Geothermal energy replaces rusting boilers for local congregation
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When St. Mark’s Lutheran in Springfield needed to update their heating and cooling system, they made some ecologically responsibility and financially creative decisions according to “For St. Mark’s a Miracle from Underground” by Emma Brown.
Brown reports, “What sounds like a free lunch is, in fact, creative financing coupled with an ultra-efficient geothermal system that uses the constant temperature of the earth underground for heating and cooling. It’s a green technology that sips energy and contributes relatively few emissions — an attractive benefit in a time of increasing concern about global climate change, [the Rev. Michael] Taylor said” (Washington Post, 8/20/09) The congregation’s pastor was also quoted saying, “We’re called upon, we believe, by God to be caretakers of the Earth — That’s the bottom line.”