Celebrate Earth Day this year with
your friends, family, and Church members!

The Kentucky Council of Churches invites and encourages all churches in Kentucky to focus on encouraging better stewardship of God's creation during every worship service and every meeting of each church's social justice committee. We also request that each congregation and parish in the state set aside a Sunday near Earth Day as a time to uplift these concerns even more than usual. Thank you for helping others become more active in in better stewardship of God's creation.

	Need a speaker, a workshop, a class, a video? Click here to learn more about the work of the Kentucky Council of Churches' Program Unit on Local Economies and the Environment, and the Speakers' Bureau and Resources they have to offer any day of the year!
	Please click here to download a booklet that will help you celebrate Earth Sunday in your local congregation.
	The theme for this year's Earth Day Sunday is "The Food that Sustains Us" The National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA provides many resources at http://www.nccecojustice.org/resources/index.php#earthdaysundayresources that are extremely helpful.
	Kentuckians will join others across the world in celebrating Earth Day. Spearheaded by the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet, a number of state agencies, local governments, businesses and organizations have joined together to celebrate Earth Day in the Commonwealth. Some of these partners have organized environmental activities throughout the month of April while others are providing information and resources on protecting Kentucky's environment. The state government theme for Earth Day this year will be "energy." This is the fourth year in a row for a month-long, organized campaign in celebration of Earth Day. Among activities planned are hikes, special events, college campus programs, environmental award presentations and demonstrations of new, environmentally friendly technology. Visit the state Earth Day Web site at http://www.earthday.ky.gov to learn more about Kentucky's Earth Day celebration.
	The National Catholic Rural Life Conference has additional information at http://www.ncrlc.com/greenribbon.html that can help you express solidarity with family farmers, rural communities and the web of creation. A "Green Ribbon" signifies that it is a time for new growth and renewed action to help farm families and rural communities stay viable. Wearing a green ribbon signifies faith in a thriving future. For more information about this green ribbon campaign please visit the National Catholic Rural Life Conference website.
	Blessed Earth to host live simulcast from Northland Church in Orlando. Thousands of congregations will participate in a unique interactive experience. One night, one message: The Church United. On Wednesday April 21, 2010, the eve of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, the non-profit organization Blessed Earth and other prominent partners will host a live, one night only simulcast event, "Hope for Creation: A Live Simulcast Event." To sign up for this event click here. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. (EST) and lasts one hour and will include prayer, musical guests and an introduction to a new creation care film series. View the event trailer here.
	Click here to learn more about the Earth Day Network.
The Air of Injustice	Click here to learn about the disproportionate danger to African Americans caused by power plant pollution.
	Click here to learn more about KY's Environmental Quality Commission.
	At least nine electric cooperatives around the state offer a renewable resource option. Click here to see if yours is one of them, and write a handwritten letter to your power company if it is not one of them! If your electric company does not offer such a product, one of the options available to you in Kentucky is the purchase of Tradable Renewable Energy Certificates (TRCs). Click here to learn more.
	If you are inspired to go beyond Earth Day to learn more about how you can be a good steward of God's Earth here in Kentucky, please take the time to learn more about the efforts and initiatives of the Kentucky Resources Council.