20:02:06 From Lisa Brenskelle : Lisa Brenskelle - Houston, TX 20:02:10 From Susan Meier : From an area cared for by Piscataway & Nanticoke in the modern day Baltimore, Maryland area 20:02:25 From Wilbur Holz : Rapid City, SD Octet Sakowin, Seven Council Fires of the Lakota, Nakota, Dakota 20:02:28 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation : https://lutheransrestoringcreation.org/native-land-acknowledgment-a-process/ 20:02:34 From Deacon Myra Keel, OSSD : St. Philip's Lutheran in Baltimore, MD 20:02:39 From Leslie Sand : Leslie Sand, First Lutheran Church in Decorah IA 20:02:46 From Lawrence Ryan : The Assateague and the Pocomoke tribes 20:06:03 From Kathy Ingbritsen : Kathy Ingbritsen, Journey Lutheran, Onalaska, WI Ho-Chunk Nation 20:06:23 From Mark Carlson : Mark Carlson, Sacramento. Nisenan. See the current Sierra magazine (Sierra Club) on place names. CA will be voting on ballot initiatives related to sports betting. The tribes are stakeholders in this public debate, and there will be “interesting” conversations and debates. 20:06:31 From Lynn Perry : Lynn Perry, Grace Lutheran Church, Mendham, NJ. Land of the Lenape. And interestingly, on my way to work I drive through a town called Piscataway. 20:07:46 From Lisa Brenskelle : There is a current advocacy item from GreenFaith on urging banks to not invest in fossil fuels. 20:07:56 From megnielsen : Meg Nielsen, Deacon, and living in McFarland, WI. Ho-Chunk Nation. 20:08:01 From Dennis Testerman : Dennis Testerman, Presbyterian friend of LRC, part of the Appalachian diaspora living on land in NC once stewarded by the Catawba (and w/in a mile of the graves of prehistoric indigenous persons) 20:08:46 From Lisa Brenskelle : Greenfaith, urging banks to stop investing in fossil fuels - here is the link: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/customers-for-climate-justice-open-letter-to-ceos-2/?referrer=group-greenfaith&link_id=2&can_id=503046b507bd5ba632c9a072ea6e9894&source=email-start-your-weekend-off-by-telling-wall-street-we-need-climate-justice&email_referrer=email_1482477&email_subject=start-your-weekend-off-by-telling-wall-street-we-need-climate-justice 20:10:10 From Lisa Brenskelle : Here is a link to the social purpose funds at the ELCA: https://porticobenefits.org/elca-together/social-purpose-investing/. 20:10:21 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation : Thanks Lisa - also this event as part of that GreenFaith effort - https://lutheransrestoringcreation.org/event/exodusalliance/ 20:12:20 From Mark Carlson : What key, foundational, linchpin, cornerstone, keystone word is missing from the ELCA’s 1993 Care for Creation Social Statement, related to climate change, which it does reference, warming? What might we be missing now? 20:12:20 From Lisa Brenskelle : This credit card plants trees: https://www.aspiration.com/credit?utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=paids&utm_campaign=credit-zero-14956351190&utm_content=e-a-0-0-kwd-10530241+554127083275+137200963188&utm_term=0-credit%20card%20offer}-b-0-null&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6IqWn_na9gIVATI4Ch3XdwWHEAAYASAAEgJxNPD_BwE 20:14:41 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation : https://fossilfreefunds.org/ 20:15:08 From Lawrence Ryan : I agree with Pr. Barker on the climate crisis action 20:15:16 From Lisa Brenskelle : I use Morningstar's ranking system for ESG. 20:16:28 From Thor Olson : Motivation if you need it. https://apnews.com/article/climate-science-colorado-arctic-antarctica-eda9ea8704108bdab2480fa2cd4b6e34 20:17:52 From Lisa Brenskelle : I am also moving my portfolio to sustainable investments, and I have found several funds that are top-ranked in Morningstar's ESG ratings. 20:21:55 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation : https://thirdact.org/ 20:22:01 From Lisa Brenskelle : I also had a past speaker on socially and environmentally responsible investing. I am happy to share the recording, if anyone has interest. 20:22:36 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation to Beumer(Direct Message) : STEVE!!! is that YOU!? 20:22:37 From SueS : Third Act call tomorrow 11AM EST. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BmHtesbNQyu2Ea0ju3BExw?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=ad6224ce-b812-47ec-a3a9-566adead8620 20:23:21 From SueS : Oops not 11am, Mar 23, 2022 08:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) 20:23:51 From Jane Affonso (she/her) to Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation(Direct Message) : Sorry I can't stay for the discussion about memorials but can I talk to you or someone tomorrow about our concerns? We looked at foot note version but still have concerns 20:24:11 From Mark Carlson : One historical footnote. When Enron was making buckets of cash before it imploded for various reasons, including CA’s partically deregulated electricity market, it was the largest single item in the Pax World portfolio. Silence in next year’s annual report. Pax World is doing better now. 20:24:26 From Beumer to Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation(Direct Message) : Yes it is I! 20:26:09 From Lisa Brenskelle : What' 20:26:17 From Lisa Brenskelle : What's the name of this organization? 20:26:43 From SueS : https://www.rivers-mountains-greenfaith.org/ 20:26:49 From Robert Errett He/Him : Third Act. 20:28:34 From SueS : Stop the Money Pipeline is another activist group: https://stopthemoneypipeline.com 20:29:43 From Rev. Jonathan Barker : EFT’s That I like: AXS Change Finance ESG ETF (CHGX) and EHTO Climate Leadership US Index Fund (ETHO) 20:30:04 From Leslie Sand : Greenpenny.com is a virtual bank that can be accessed from anywhere, and all of your bank business goes to fund renewable energy sources. Greenpenny is “hosted” by a local bank that is employee owned. The president and CEO are ELCA members and are local leaders in sustainability. 20:30:38 From Lawrence Ryan : Bill McKibben speak to Hari Shreenivasan on Amanpour Co. and is wearing his thrid act T shirt and suggests how we can move forward from Putin's war https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ9XfdbCddk&feature=emb_imp_woyt 20:30:56 From Beumer to Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation(Direct Message) : Would like to share some info about Florida and what we doing in our Synod. 20:31:54 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation to Beumer(Direct Message) : sure -- just after Susan talks I'll pass to you! can you be on screen? 20:33:34 From Pat Almonrode he/him : @ Leslie - that's amazing! Thanks for sharing. 20:34:03 From Leslie Sand : You are all very welcome, I hope you will check it out! 20:38:24 From Robert Errett He/Him : Don't forget all the side industries in your divestments. Plastics, chemical companies, big pharma, etc. Those products are made from the by-products of refining crude oil....Ink is, as well. 20:38:46 From Mark Carlson : Thrivent sold me Sentinal as an ESG but I really don’t get any ESG reporting. 20:40:13 From Lynn Perry : They should reinstate it. More people may be interested now than there were back then. 20:41:21 From Pat Almonrode he/him : @ Lynn - agree! I wonder if there's a way to pressure them into that? 20:41:49 From David Voigts, Zion - Jubilee, Jesup, IA : I was told that Thrivent is linked to another company to help members that want to divest. Also, if you divest from Thrivent, you divest from all the good things that Thrivent does. 20:43:41 From Leif : I spoke with my Thrivent rep a few weeks back and he said that they now offer some green investment funds that they didn't have when we asked a few years back. I have not looked into the new offerings yet. 20:44:44 From Lisa Brenskelle : It's a great tool. 20:44:58 From Doug Debrick : This is probably a recent development, but my Thrivent Representative sent me information last fall about a Socially Responsible managed account they have available that invests in socially responsible funds and ETFs. It's called the Christian Impact Fund. 20:46:53 From Robert Errett He/Him : We did that at First Luteran in Greensburg. saving 30% on out power bill. 20:47:05 From Lisa Brenskelle : Link to Portfolio Manager: https://portfoliomanager.energystar.gov/pm/login.html 20:47:25 From Mark Carlson : Thrivent did fund our congregational care for creation river clean-up project, and today’s World Water Day zoom book give-away, Southwest CA and Sierra Pacific Synods - Hayhoe, Momaday, Marilyn Nelson’s “Carver.” Google her, Lutheran roots, Black woman - our women’s history. 20:47:34 From Lisa Brenskelle : https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/benchmark 20:48:31 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation : https://www.allcreation.org/home/on-dominion-lisa 20:50:58 From Mark Carlson : See the current TRAINS magazine for a feature story on coal, and a list of coal-fired power plants slated for closure. trains.com I think. 20:51:29 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation : https://www.faithplans.org/ 20:51:32 From Robert Errett He/Him : From an investment standpoint...value stock are better going forward in the mid-range term (5-1`5 years). 20:51:55 From Mark Carlson : Natural gas for nitrogen fertilizer? Just a provocative question, no easy answer that I see yet. 20:52:35 From Lisa Brenskelle : One of the arguments against divestment is that you then lose your influence over these companies. 20:52:40 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation : https://www.faithplans.org/ 20:52:56 From Mark Carlson : Plastics can be made from soybeans, and what fertilizes them? 20:53:02 From Pat Almonrode he/him : Re Jonathan's point: "Half the world's fossil fuel assets could be worthless by 2036" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/nov/04/fossil-fuel-assets-worthless-2036-net-zero-transition 20:53:09 From Lawrence Ryan : Bill McKibben on Faith and Fossil Fuel divestment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoyTDMFqWio 20:55:34 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation : https://lutheransrestoringcreation.org/register-for-the-2022-earth-day-worship/ 20:57:44 From Lisa Brenskelle : Please provide the prayer in follow-up materials. 20:57:54 From megnielsen : Amen. NaomiThis has been a very helpful meeting. Thank you for all the good information. 20:58:32 From Leslie Sand : Amen, and thank you Naomi 21:04:24 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CuPA2fxJAr1XsC4Q1LK_KevlfPhAkjL7/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105019188674696787481&rtpof=true&sd=true 21:11:03 From Mark Carlson : I did put something into the google doc about broadening the EV infrastructure language in the “what can and should WE do” resolution. 21:12:47 From Mark Carlson : Since the print ELCA directory was discontinued - saving a lot of trees - I have not followed who is what ELCA churchwide oversight or advisory body. 21:15:06 From Lynn Perry : Mine is in May also. 21:22:57 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c_UpiFDZwY6WfXm3-43DFf7oRccjlSqu/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105019188674696787481&rtpof=true&sd=true 21:31:24 From Lisa Brenskelle : I just wrote to Merle Longwood. 21:33:09 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation to Harold Vanicek(Direct Message) : can you close with a prayer if you have it in you? 21:34:01 From Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation : Thank you LISA!! 21:35:37 From Mark Carlson : We broke hi temp records in Nor Cal this week. 21:37:16 From Leslie Sand : Good night all, I’m going to put my stuffed up head to bed. Thanks for all you are doing, everyone. 21:37:53 From Lisa Brenskelle : Fine