Our Mission Statement

Our Mission Statement

Thanks for your interest in Re-Generation, Flipside’s eco-community! Our mission is to honor God by fulfilling the first commission He ever gave to man… to care for what He has made and declared good.



God spoke:"Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea,the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself,and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.



"God created human beings;he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female.



God blessed them:"Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air,for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."–



Genesis 1:26-28 (The Message)



Our goal is to equip and encourage first our church and then the wider community to learn and implement the small, everyday things they can do to respect God’s creation.One way we’ll begin this work is by highlighting bi-monthly environmental themes.



Each week in the bulletin and on the Re-generation magnetic boards in the lobby, we’ll seek to educate the community regarding environmental issues and what we as individuals and as a community can do to mitigate the problem. One of these boards is for us to talk with you, and the other is for you to talk back! We want to know what you’re doing to honor God by caring for his creation and mitigating your negative impact on it!



Want to learn more? We suggest the book Gardening Eden: How Creation Care Will Change Your Faith, Your Life and Our World by Michael Abatte.We hope you’ll join us in this God-honoring pursuit !



Flipside’s Re-Generation – glorifying God--replenishing His creation!



For more info or to join this group please email: flipsideregeneration@gmail.com or find us on Facebook under "Flipside's Regeneration" (groups).

Friday, August 14, 2009

Reduce Stats and Tips

1) The typical American home uses about 300 gallons of water a day.

Tip: Set your sprinklers on a timer or water your lawn once a week, turn off the water while you are brushing your teeth, take shorter showers/baths throughout the week, recieve a Free low flow shower and sink set from the rancho cucamonga water company:http://www.socalgas.com/residential/EE_kit_promo/index.html

2) If all cars on US roads had properly inflated tires, it would save nearly 2 billion gallons of gas a year.

Tip: check tires weekly, for safety and to increase your mpg! Local gas stations have air pumps for your car tires.

3) By turning the heat down, Americans could save more than 500,000 barrels of oil each day--that's over 21,000,000 gallons.

Tip: When heating your home: Reduce your thermostat by 3-5°F when your home is occupied; set to 55°F or lower, or turn off your heating system when your home is unoccupied.
When cooling your home: Increase your thermostat by 3-5°F when your home is occupied; set to 85°F or higher or turn off your cooling system when your home is unoccupied. http://www.sce. com/NR/rdonlyres/D272AFA9-793E-4E19-96B4-E68944DAC6D8/0/08Apr_ResidentialEnergyGuide.pdf

4) If we turned off home computers when not in use, we would cut their CO2 impact by 8.3 million tons a year or 50%.

Tip: put your computer on sleep or hibernation mode when you will be away from it for several hours. You will save electricty and money at the same time! Or simply turn it off when you are done!

5) Less than 1% of the worlds freshwater is readily available for human use.

Tip: Purchase a reverse osmois filter for your home. For more information about price and what this filter can do for your home, check out this website: http://www.freedrinkingwater.com/

6) Everyday in the US we produce enough trash to equal the weight of the Empire State Building.Everyday, the average American produces four and a half pounds of trash-75 % of which is recyclable.

Tip: Reduce your waste by recycling plastic,paper, and alummiun. if you are not sure what is recyclable this website will show you the dos and donts: http://www.ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us/govt/documents/ReuseRecyclingGuide..pdf

7) Between 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide annually, which is more than one million bags per minute.

Tip: Invest in a reusable canvas bag (from the Flipside) for grocery shopping and other purchases.

8) The average adult is on 50 mailing lists and receives an average of 41 lbs of junk mail a year. 44%of this goes unread and directly into the garbage.

Tip: Stop junk mail from being delivered to your home.http://www.ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us/govt/pdf/JunkMail.pdf
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  1. JayCeeOctober 29, 2009 at 9:36 AM

    Michele suggested collecting rainwater to reuse to water house plants.

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