• Many Catholic dioceses and parishes have participated in interfaith climate and energy coalitions that encourage and assist congregations to reduce the use of energy sources that cause air pollution and contribute to climate change.
• The National Catholic Educational Association works to make Catholic schools safe and healthy environments by providing information, resources and Environmental Health Grants.
• The Catholic Health Association of the United States has formed a Partnership for Environmental Responsibility to help Catholic health care ministries reduce the environmental impacts of their use of resources and disposal of waste, and has has embarked on a partnership initiative titled Faithfully Healing the Earth which encourages all Catholic health care organizations to reduce their overall “carbon footprint” and environmental impact through such tools as the Environmental Protection Agency/Department of Energy's ENERGY STAR for Healthcare. Several Catholic health care facilities have received awards from Practice Greenhealth and the Department of Energy for their efforts.
• Through the Cool Schools Program, Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish, Washington challenged their school community to shrink its carbon footprint and exceeded their goal - potentially reducing annual CO2 emissions by 54,700 lbs. And the students, teachers and staff of Immaculate Conception Regional School took up the challenge to reduce their annual carbon footprint by 24,556 lbs through everyday behavior changes.
• Catholic Colleges, Universities Take Steps To Go Green by Mandi Stirone of Catholic News Service talks about how 24 Catholic colleges and universities have joined the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, and how many schools are utilizing such resources such as Campus Greening Initiative and Campus Climate Challenge, and they're also entering competitions such as RecycleMania.

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