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Stratford upon Avon URC
Rother Street
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 6LU
Eco Web links
Websites with a Christian and Eco content
The Money saving Guide to going green at home
Recommended by Ms. Platt & Jessica, Jocelyn, Adam, and Madalyn ( Eco students)
Here you will find information on:
How to reduce water usage at home
Tips for sustainable landscaping and gardening
Conservation tips for kids and teens
Tips for saving money on environmenatlly friendly products
https://couponfollow.com/research/home-green-guide
Stratford-upon-Avon Methodist Church
A church with Gold Eco Church status - https://www.stratforduponavonmethodist.org.uk
A Guide to Green Shopping
Recommended by Amelia from the USA
Article includes a great breakdown on sustainable shopping practices, buying green, buying local, FairTrade, reducing and re-using, etc
https://www.jomashop.com/blog/articles/guide-to-green-shopping
A Kid's guide to Recycling
Recommended by Ethan
Also applicable to adults!!
https://www.bottlestore.com/a-kids-guide-to-recycling-fun
A Rocha
Christian conservation group – www.arocha.org.uk
Climate stewards
helping to offset your carbon footprint - www.climatestewards.org.
Green Christian
Operation Noah
Working on climate change – https://operationnoah.org
John Ray Institute
Working on the interface of faith and science in relation to the climate – www.jri.org.uk
EcoChurch
A project to help Churches address creation care – lots of helpful resources - https://ecochurch.arocha.org.uk
Christian Aid
Coming at climate change from a development point of view - www.christianaid.org.uk
CAFOD
They are campaigning on climate change – https://cafod.org.uk
Tearfund
Have resources on the environment and climate - https://learn.tearfund.org
Other organisations
There are many other organisations working in this area e.g. Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund, Refill (working on plastics) Surfers Against Sewage (also working on plastics) and local groups such as Avon Wildlife Trust, Bathscape, Repair Café, Transition Bath, the protest group Extinction Rebellion and …….. lots more.
United Nations Climate Change
Carbon Footprint
You might want to calculate your Carbon Footprint. There are many websites offering that facility:
World Wildlife Fund
https://footprint.wwf.org.uk/#/
Carbon Footprint
https://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx
360 Carbon
For churches and organisations - https://360carbon.org
Footprintr.me
Only available when embedded in other peoples’ websites e.g. Arocha
https://www.arocha.org/en/news/climate-stewards-launches-footprintr-me/