From Deseret News archives:
LDS Church suited for green push
The message in a Sunstone Symposium panel discussion Friday seems to be yes.
"You see the rumblings already started," said Mark D. Thomas, a panelist for "40 Days and 40 Nights: The Growing Role of Religions in the Urgent Fight for Environmental Sustainability."
He believes the theology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is ideally suited for helping the environment and said construction of its City Creek Center project in downtown Salt Lake City is a prime example.
The 20 acres of residential, retail and office space under construction was highlighted last month in "Faith in Action: Communities of Faith Bring Hope for the Planet," a national report of the Sierra Club.
The report featured the LDS Church's efforts to revitalize downtown "in a green manner" through City Creek Center. The project is taking part in a pilot program of the U.S. Green Building Council that promotes environmentally responsible and sustainable development.
Thomas, a business consultant and a Latter-day Saint, believes enormous things are about to happen in church concern for the environment.
"With a small effort, we may save ourselves," he said.
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