2008 Diocesan Convention: Resolution - Government Policies for Environmental Stewardship
This resolution was approved by the 159th Convention on October 18, 2008.
Resolved, That the 159th Convention of the Diocese of California presents the following resolution to the 76th General Convention in 2009:
Resolved, the House of __________concurring, That the General Convention of the Episcopal Church urges the U.S. Government to legislate equitable subsidies for renewable energy (solar and wind turbine power, and research into new technologies), along with balancing its current subsidies for non-renewable energy sources (oil, gas, coal); and
Resolved, That the General Convention supports adoption of a federal renewable portfolio standard which would specify that electricity suppliers obtain a certain percentage of their electricity from renewable energy, with that amount to be increased over time; and
Resolved, That the General Convention supports government programs which practice sound environmental stewardship, for example by converting public buildings to solar, and utilizing renewable, clean energy to operate public transportation, and by saving water through water conservation, efficiency and reuse, thereby reducing the demand for energy-consuming processing facilities; and
Resolved, That the General Convention directs the Washington Office of Government Relations of the Episcopal Church to promote these goals in their work, and to report regularly on this work through appropriate communication channels.