The mission of the Social Justice Resource Center is to link faith to action by providing information and resources on the social issues of our time. This free website hosted by the Archdiocese of Chicago offers resources, publications and action items on 25 different issues, including the environment.
In its November newsletter, SJRC officials look at wind power and its ability to avoid CO2 emissions and consequently, reduce the carbon footprint.
Wind energy is a well-established source of power in the U.S. and is one of the five major types of renewable energy sources, along with biomass, hydropower, geothermal and solar. Collectively, in 2023 renewable energy sources amounted to 9% of the energy consumption in the U.S.
Read more about the potential for wind power, here: