Nuns and Nones Land Justice Project, The future of electric cars

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Sister Regine Collins' wood carving of Blessed Theresa Gethardinger, founder of School Sisters of Notre Dame. The carving is at Mary Our Queen Cathedral in Baltimore and includes the countries the SSND can be found in.
Sister Regine Collins’ wood carving of Blessed Theresa Gethardinger, founder of School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND). The carving is at Mary Our Queen Cathedral in Baltimore and includes the countries the SSND can be found in. Photo courtesy of the School Sisters of Notre Dame North American Archives, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

We learn more about a project utilizing religious properties to promote social justice and environmental goals. Then, an energy scientist helps us look at the growth of electric cars in the U.S.

Featured in this Show

  • Milwaukee-based project combines religion, conservation and social justice

    The Nuns & Nones Land Justice Project is re-imagining how church-owned properties like motherhouses, convents and retreat centers can be transformed into spaces that benefit members of marginalized communities. We talk with the project’s leaders about how they’re working to bridge the gap between religion, social justice and land conservation

  • When will electric cars replace those with internal combustion?

    We discuss the questions of whether, when and how the United States could end its dependence on gas-powered cars, in favor of electric ones.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Clara Neupert Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Brittany Koteles Guest
  • Sister Eileen McKenzie Guest
  • Jack Kerfoot Guest

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