<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div>fyi</div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <font size="2" face="Arial"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Greening Sacred Spaces Waterloo Region <jsnyder@faith-commongood.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> jsnyder@faith-commongood.net <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> MJ Patterson - REEP addre <mjpatterson@reepgreen.ca>; Cheryl Evans <cevans@reepgreen.ca>; Julian van Mossel-Forrester <outreach@reepgreen.ca> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 6, 2011 11:33:22 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> GSS
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Dear Greening Sacred Spaces Network,</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Please have a look at the excellent newsletter
created by Mennonite Central Committee Ontario, below!</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Read the newsletter (and its links) here: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ontario.mcc.org/newsletters/mcco-creation-care-newsletter/stand-renewable-energy">http://ontario.mcc.org/newsletters/mcco-creation-care-newsletter/stand-renewable-energy</a></font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">In particular, I invite you to look at the links to
MCCO's commitment to renewable energy. Read about it here: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ontario.mcc.org/stories/news/mcco-urges-stronger-commitment-renewable-energy">http://ontario.mcc.org/stories/news/mcco-urges-stronger-commitment-renewable-energy</a></font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Kind regards,</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><i>Jane Snyder<br>Greening Sacred Spaces
Waterloo/Wellington/Dufferin Regions<br>a project of Faith and the Common Good
& Residential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP)<br> <br>519-747-5139 ***
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<div><span style="line-height: 110%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; "><img style="FLOAT:left;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:5px;" title="solar panels" alt="children in front of solar panels" src="https://ontario.mcc.org/system/files/creation_care/Reesor%20children%20cropped.JPG?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MCCO%20Creation%20Care%20Newsletter" width="150" height="122"></span><span style="line-height: 110%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; ">MCCO
Urges Stronger Commitment to Renewable Energy</span><br><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; font-family: arial; "> </span>MCC
Ontario encourages congregations to participate in the <a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://www.energy.gov.on.ca/en/fit-and-microfit-program/2-year-fit-review/">Feed-in-Tariff
review</a> in support of renewable energy. To care for creation in
this way, join your voice to<a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://ontario.mcc.org/stories/news/mcco-urges-stronger-commitment-renewable-energy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MCCO%20Creation%20Care%20Newsletter">
MCCO’s letter of recommendations</a>. Further background<a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://creationcarecrossroads.blogspot.com/2011/12/ontarios-green-energy-plan-needs-your.html">
information and commentary found here.</a></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:left;"><span style="line-height: 110%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; "><img style="FLOAT:left;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:5px;" title="COP 17 logo" alt="COP 17/CMP7 logo" src="https://ontario.mcc.org/system/files/creation_care/SUS-DURB-11-11-logo.gif?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MCCO%20Creation%20Care%20Newsletter" width="100" height="112"></span><span style="line-height: 110%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; ">Climate
Justice in Durban</span><br> <b> </b>Kairos
Canada, of which MCC is a member, has <a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://www.kairoscanada.org/sustainability/climate-justice/un-climate-conferences/cop-17-durban-2011/">excellent
resources</a> on the role of the faith community in climate
negotiations. Of note, Willard Metzger, General Secretary of
Mennonite Church Canada, is a signatory to the <a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://www.kairoscanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/SUS-CJ-11-10-CanadianInterfaithCallforActiononClimateJustice.pdf">Canadian
Interfaith Call for Leadership and Action on Climate
Change. </a></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:left;"><span style="line-height: 110%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; ">FROM
THE BLOG </span></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:left;"><br><span style="line-height: 110%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; "><img style="FLOAT:left;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:5px;" alt="Top 5" src="https://ontario.mcc.org/system/files/thrift/top5-2.png?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MCCO%20Creation%20Care%20Newsletter" width="90" height="79"></span></div>
<h3 class="yiv924508025post-title yiv924508025entry-title"><span style="line-height: 110%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; ">Top
5 "Slightly more involved but still totally doable" Ways to Care for
Creation</span></h3>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:left;">Got the easy things down? Time for fair
trade and energy audits. <a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://creationcarecrossroads.blogspot.com/2011/11/is-there-hope-for-climate-talks-in.html">Read
More.</a></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:left;"><br><span style="line-height: 110%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; ">Is
there hope for the climate talks in </span><span style="line-height: 110%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; "><img style="FLOAT:left;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:5px;" alt="COP 17/CMP7 logo" src="https://ontario.mcc.org/system/files/creation_care/SUS-DURB-11-11-logo.gif?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MCCO%20Creation%20Care%20Newsletter" width="100" height="112"></span><span style="line-height: 110%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; ">Durban?</span><br>In
my opinion, not a chance. But that doesn't even worry me. Let me
explain. <a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://creationcarecrossroads.blogspot.com/2011/10/top-5-slightly-more-involved-but-still.html">Read
More.</a></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:left;"><br><br>PLUS:<a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://creationcarecrossroads.blogspot.com/2011/11/will-there-be-animals-in-gods-new.html"><br>Winter
Cycling Tips<br>Will there be animals in God's New
Creation?</a><br><a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://creationcarecrossroads.blogspot.com/2011/11/are-you-playing-global-warming-again.html">Are
you playing Global Warming Again?</a><br><a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://creationcarecrossroads.blogspot.com/2011/09/is-drought-in-east-africa-due-to.html"></a><a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://creationcarecrossroads.blogspot.com/2011/10/journeys-with-my-good-friend.html">Journeys
with my good friend Justification</a></div></td>
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<div>Darren Kropf<br>Community Engagement Associate<br><a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" ymailto="mailto:darrenk@mennonitecc.on.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:darrenk@mennonitecc.on.ca">darrenk@mennonitecc.on.ca</a><br>519-745-8458</div>
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<div><a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://creationcarecrossroads.blogspot.com/">Creation Care
Crossroads Blog</a></div>
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<br></b><span style="line-height: 110%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; ">Simple
Giving</span> </h3>
<div>This Christmas, consider giving the gift of <a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="https://donate.mcc.org/project/give-water-0">Water</a> or <a rel="nofollow" style="COLOR:#0099ff;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;" target="_blank" href="https://donate.mcc.org/project/give-livestock">Livestock</a>,
to share the bounties of God's creation with friends around the
world.<br><img alt="girl with livestock" src="https://ontario.mcc.org/system/files/creation_care/d_cglivestock.png?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MCCO%20Creation%20Care%20Newsletter" width="100" height="100"></div></td></tr>
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