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Pope Benedict XVI has put $1.5 million worth of solar panels at the Vatican on top of the Paul VI auditorium in order to rain the light of the heavens down upon his pilgrims while saving 200 tons of CO2.

The Vatican is encouraging travelers to consider the environment when they travel.

Lauren Keith muses on the confluence of religion and environmentalism, alongside a tongue-in-cheek summary of the Green Commandments.

That's right. Pope Benedict XVI is fast becoming a world leader in environmental activism. Can his progressive stance on environmental responsibility position an estimated one billion or more Catholics to take environmental action? Pope: concerned over "the growing recognition of the need to preserve the environment."