For Tu Bishvat, Jewish groups promote energy conservation
Two Jewish organizations have joined together to promote energy
conservation in hopes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Jewish
community.
Launched for Tu B’shvat, the Coalition on the Environment
and Jewish Life, and Canfei Nesharim, an organization that focuses on
sustainable living inspired by the Torah, have a goal of reducing greenhouse
gas emissions by 14 percent by September 2014, the next sabbatical year in the
Jewish calendar.
The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life’s Jewish
Energy Covenant Campaign and its Jewish Energy Guide, as well as Canfei
Nesharim’s Year of Action will serve as blueprints. So far, 18 organizations
have committed to using and distributing the guide.
Canfei Nesharim will provide tools and resources to help
reduce food waste, including tips and a calculator with which participants can
tally up the results of their conservation efforts.
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