March-April 2012
Mercy justice highlights published every other month
EARTH
Mercyhurst University Takes St.
Francis Pledge
Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, has become a Catholic Climate Covenant Partner
by endorsing the St.
Francis...
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March-April 2012
Mercy justice highlights published every other month
EARTH
Mercyhurst University Takes St.
Francis Pledge
Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, has become a Catholic Climate Covenant Partner
by endorsing the St.
Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor.
The university offers a
new major in sustainability studies and uses wind power to meet 100 percent of its electric
needs.
In 2007, President Tom Gamble joined several hundred college and university
presidents in signing the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment,
which obligates Mercyhurst to a goal of carbon neutrality.
Learn more about Mercyhurst’s
sustainability efforts here.
Keystone Pipeline Advocacy Continues
The Sisters of Mercy joined environmentalists and other activists in celebrating President
Obama’s decision to reject a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Dozens of Sisters, coworkers, and college students participated in rallies and actions
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