Woodstock Unity EarthCare Ministry

10/07/2025

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09/24/2025

This is a good group, and an important event. Please consider attending - online and free (though donations to Faith in Place would be appreciated by them).

Just one week remains until we connect for our Annual Environment & Spirituality Summit. If you're eager to hear from our featured speakers beforehand, we've gathered some interviews where they share their knowledge. You can find the list here: bit.ly/aes25-speakers

We hope these interviews enhance your AES experience. If you're not yet registered, do so today! Even if you can't make it live, we'll be sending out the recordings! aes-summit.org

08/17/2025

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08/17/2025

Spiritual energy can be encountered in the mountains, a grove of trees, or a river, and a relationship with the natural world is essential to their spiritual lives.

08/04/2025

Unity EarthCare Tip of the Month
August, 2025

Optimize your house for efficient air conditioning

It’s still summer and we need to cool down!

The prior month (July, 2025) Tip of the Month suggested making your home air conditioning more efficient by using fans to help circulate the cold air. That actually allows you to set your thermostat at a higher temperature to help save some energy even while using your air conditioner.

Here are some other small pieces of advice to further help staying cool while minimizing your use of electrical energy:

Clear the area around the cooling vents (not applicable if you have window or wall-mounted AC units).
Check each floor vent to make sure it’s open and also not obstructed.
Check to make sure that furniture, rugs, chair mats, pet beds and anything else are not blocking the vent.
If your cooling vents are on the wall above the floor, prudent placement of furniture is even more vital.
Be sure each vent in rooms you use is open. Close the vents in any unused rooms.

Use window coverings to keep out heat.
Windows that allow full sunshine in are wonderful but they also make the interior temperature warm up.
Consider drawing close any vertical or horizontal blinds, shades, curtains and other window coverings.
You may wish to invest in plastic sun shields for the windows as well as black-out drapes.
Another alternative is growing shrubbery or trees outside that will in time help block the direct sunlight.

Make sure your windows are air-tight
Just as you may insulate windows during winter to keep out the cold, you may likewise insulate during the summer keep out the excess heat.
Caulk, tape or use plastic to cover any cracks or small openings.

07/23/2025

September 1 is National Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Why is this important?

Those of us who believe in a Creator (in any form) of course honor the Creation. And we value the care of creation. Spiritual and religious communities also have another powerful tool to use to respect creation is, and that is to pray. The World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation is endorsed by most major religious denominations. Although at this time, Unity is not among them, we know that the Unity movement was founded on prayer as an effective means to positively impact our personal and larger lives.

The ecological ethic extends to all life on Earth, including the interrelationships among different peoples. Only through justice for all and recognition of our universal oneness will we advance our culture.

For more information:

In the United States, the most basic, powerful, and counter-cultural thing we can do for God's creation is pray. The World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation kicks off the Season of Creation , a...

07/06/2025

Norway has launched the world's first wireless charging road, where EVs get charged while driving at full speed — no cables, no charging stations, just intelligent infrastructure built into the highway itself.

This road uses inductive charging technology, embedded beneath the surface, transferring energy directly to EVs equipped with compatible receivers. It’s fully automatic, efficient, and transforms highways into endless energy lanes.

Why it matters:

• 🚫 Say goodbye to range anxiety
• 🚙 Enables 24/7 autonomous electric fleets
• 🌍 Reduces charging station dependency
• 🌱 Major leap for carbon-free mobility

And this is just the beginning. Norway is proving once again why it's the world leader in electric transportation, aiming for 100% EV adoption by 2025.

This isn’t just an upgrade. It’s a transportation revolution.