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Photo Gallery Churches going green From swapping out light bulbs to building raised beds, faith co airmaxplus mmunities throughout Chattanooga are changing their houses of worship and grounds to make them more environmentally friendly.Various area church members said that, unlike energy upgrades at home, renovating houses of worship presents particular challenges. For example, the biggest challenge, and perhaps the biggest energy user in a church building, is the sanctuary.At St. Paul s Episcopal Church, the church green team pushed for replacing lights in the sanctuary with LED ones. Even a small change like that is difficult, requiring the church to bring in a special lift to reach the bulbs nested in the high-vaulted ceiling, said Bruce Blohm, a member of the St. Paul s green team.The sizes of sanctuaries makes them expensive to heat and cool, as well as renovate, said Christian Shackelford, green|spaces Empower Chattanooga program director. Shackelford has visited churches in the area to identify potential changes. Around a dozen church leaders and members gathered in green|spaces last week for a presentation by Shackelford.Common advice for those renovating a home would be to ensure air is not leaking around windows, Shackelford said. But in churches, renovating stained-glass windows is practically impossible, he said.However, chall salomon xt enges like those should not dissuade churches from pursuing other changes, Shackelford said salomon xt 6 . Houses of worship can be powerful examples in their commu Adtb TVA makes equipment upgrades to prevent repeat of its worst power outage
TRACIE CONEAssociated Press WriterPASO ROBLES, Calif. - The February issue of a respected wine industry trade publication gives only one of the world s wines both a rarefied 98 score and the top spot in the highly recommended section.Near perfection came from Saxum, a well-regarded but obscure winery in Paso Robles, a one-time Californ stanley quencher ia cow town becoming a superior wine-producing region known by few non-aficionados outside the state.Located on California s Central Coast, the Paso Robles viticultural area s consistent quality and relatively moderate land prices have combined for phenomenal growth.In fewer than 20 years, the number of wineries has grown from 30 to 250 and counting, plus at least 600 hopefuls making boutique bottles at custom crush co-ops to hawk at restaurants and local wine bars.Esteemed reviewer Robert Parker has said the region of rolling, oak-studded hills holds California s greatest potential. Winemakers swear by a climate and limestone-infused soils that mimic the southern Rhone region of France.Most are family operations that make fewer than 5,000 cases a year, which make them impossible for distributors seeking consistent availability to market nationally. Saxum bottles fewer than 3,000 cases an stanley france d its wine gourde stanley club has a wait list. The winery s 2007 James Berryhill that earned Wine Spectator s 98 - and 100 from Parker in October - sells for $67, compared with $375 for a French 98 in the same issue. The reason people don t know Paso is because they don t
Photo Gallery Churches going green From swapping out light bulbs to building raised beds, faith co airmaxplus mmunities throughout Chattanooga are changing their houses of worship and grounds to make them more environmentally friendly.Various area church members said that, unlike energy upgrades at home, renovating houses of worship presents particular challenges. For example, the biggest challenge, and perhaps the biggest energy user in a church building, is the sanctuary.At St. Paul s Episcopal Church, the church green team pushed for replacing lights in the sanctuary with LED ones. Even a small change like that is difficult, requiring the church to bring in a special lift to reach the bulbs nested in the high-vaulted ceiling, said Bruce Blohm, a member of the St. Paul s green team.The sizes of sanctuaries makes them expensive to heat and cool, as well as renovate, said Christian Shackelford, green|spaces Empower Chattanooga program director. Shackelford has visited churches in the area to identify potential changes. Around a dozen church leaders and members gathered in green|spaces last week for a presentation by Shackelford.Common advice for those renovating a home would be to ensure air is not leaking around windows, Shackelford said. But in churches, renovating stained-glass windows is practically impossible, he said.However, chall salomon xt enges like those should not dissuade churches from pursuing other changes, Shackelford said salomon xt 6 . Houses of worship can be powerful examples in their commu Adtb TVA makes equipment upgrades to prevent repeat of its worst power outage
TRACIE CONEAssociated Press WriterPASO ROBLES, Calif. - The February issue of a respected wine industry trade publication gives only one of the world s wines both a rarefied 98 score and the top spot in the highly recommended section.Near perfection came from Saxum, a well-regarded but obscure winery in Paso Robles, a one-time Californ stanley quencher ia cow town becoming a superior wine-producing region known by few non-aficionados outside the state.Located on California s Central Coast, the Paso Robles viticultural area s consistent quality and relatively moderate land prices have combined for phenomenal growth.In fewer than 20 years, the number of wineries has grown from 30 to 250 and counting, plus at least 600 hopefuls making boutique bottles at custom crush co-ops to hawk at restaurants and local wine bars.Esteemed reviewer Robert Parker has said the region of rolling, oak-studded hills holds California s greatest potential. Winemakers swear by a climate and limestone-infused soils that mimic the southern Rhone region of France.Most are family operations that make fewer than 5,000 cases a year, which make them impossible for distributors seeking consistent availability to market nationally. Saxum bottles fewer than 3,000 cases an stanley france d its wine gourde stanley club has a wait list. The winery s 2007 James Berryhill that earned Wine Spectator s 98 - and 100 from Parker in October - sells for $67, compared with $375 for a French 98 in the same issue. The reason people don t know Paso is because they don t