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Solar panels allow religious institutions to do well while doing good
An easy way to please the pope and earn money at the same time.
Solar panels on the roof of Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2021. Photo by the Rev. Stephen Planning
May 21, 2021
(RNS) “It sounds too good to be true,” said the Rev. Stephen Planning, president of Jesuit Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., when he heard of a way the school could reduce its carbon footprint, comply with the global Jesuit order’s climate push and provide a revenue stream, all at the same time.
Canadian authorities risk lives of staff and students by reopening Newfoundland schools despite spread of UK variant
With the blessing of the Liberal provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador, local authorities have recklessly started reopening schools amid a major outbreak of the highly-contagious B117 variant of the coronavirus. Like governments across Canada, their priority is safeguarding the profits of big business, not the health and lives of students and teachers.
All schools in Newfoundland and Labrador were closed on Feb. 12 due to the rapid spread of the B117 variant, first identified in the UK, in metro St. John’s, the province’s capital and largest city. The rapid spread of the variant was made possible by large outbreaks in schools and workplaces, and exacerbated by widespread poverty and cramped living conditions.
Posted: Feb 10, 2021 7:00 AM NT | Last Updated: February 10
Ella Niblock, in Grade 11 at Holy Spirit High School in Conception Bay South, says she and a lot of her friends are dealing with anxiety and fear over the outbreak and a potential return to school before the two-week mark.(Submitted by Ella Niblock)
A sense of relief washed over Ella Niblock upon hearing the news that her high school was closed due to COVID-19. As much as I love the social aspects of everything and I m involved in multiple things at the school and extracurricular activities like, some things are just not worth the risk of it, said Ella, a Grade 11 student at Holy Spirit High in Conception Bay South.
The postponement is due to COVID-19 safety precautions within the Howard program.
“I am disappointed that we will not be able to make the trip on Monday, but we are committed to going back in 2022 to make this game happen,” Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Brey said.
“We hope that by next season, we will have a packed Burr Gymnasium, be able to invite special guests connected with both teams in the D.C. area and have the experience we envisioned when we scheduled this game in the summer of 2020.”
“We are all incredibly disappointed by this cancellation,” said Howard Director of Athletics Kery Davis.