Jewish Climate Campaign bus tour, powered by veggie oil, visits North Texas

Nili Simhai, the director of the Teva Learning Center, explains the mission of the tour. "We are driving cross country to engage the American Jewish community through joyful experiential education and to sign a pledge committing to action and advocacy." Jewish institutions are also asked to become organizational partners - committing to create a Green Team and share the message... Read the full story at http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/dec/14/jewish-climate-campaign-bus-tour-...

The Teva Learning Center and Hazon Climate Change Bus Tour was in North Texas -- one stop on its national tour -- December 11-13. This Topsy Turvy, carbon-neutral veggie oil bus, which is outfitted as an environmental education facility, encouraged the community to rethink its norms and engage in environmental action. The bus tour is part of the Jewish Climate Change Campaign, a national effort that was created by Hazon with contributions from dozens of Jewish institutions. The campaign was founded amidst efforts to mobilize the world's religious and cultural communities to join together to combat climate change. The bus is equipped with vermicompost (worm) bin, solar panels, human powered bicycle generator, solar ovens, and a system to convert used vegetable oil to fuel for the bus.

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