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Minister Preaches a Green Message
Groups, Politicians Reach Out to Priest Who Works to Improve Environment
"God created all these amazing natural resources and put us in charge of taking care of it," says Ms. Bingham, adding that every mainstream religion has a mandate to protect creation. "This isn't for us to destroy, this is for us to enjoy and use sustainably." —Wall Street Journal, interview with Rev. Sally Bingham, IPl, Jan. 27. 2010. Read the entire piece.
New Year's message video from Rev. Sally Bingham, IPL
Happy New Year! Thank you for being a part of Interfaith Power and Light this year. We made some important advancements in our campaign for climate protection in 2009, and 2010 promises even more opportunities. We need your ongoing participation to make this the year we make history and launch a clean energy revolution.
The Copenhagen Accord negotiated last month, though a far cry from the binding international commitments we need, does represent an important step forward. Now, the eyes of world are on the U.S. Senate to see if the world’s largest economy will pass legislation to cap global warming pollution. View the video for more...
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Joan Brown, osf |
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Joan Brown, osf, attended the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Dec. 2009.
To read Joan's daily blogs from Copenhagen click here.
Article in USA Today about Joan and Copenhagen.
Article in the Santa Fe Reporter about Joan's mission.
Odyssey Networks covered the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen. They focused exclusively on the faith leaders and organizations who were there working for climate justice. Their video coverage included interviews with major leaders from virtually all the world’s faith communities. Click here to see the daily videos.
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 Invitation to Clergy |
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Interfaith Power & Light would like to invite you to join clergy all over the country in preaching a sermon on global warming on February 13-14. As the date approaches, we will be offering lectionary resources and sample sermons (for diverse faith traditions) to clergy who have registered.
Host a Discussion
In addition to sermons, or as an alternative, we are encouraging congregations to screen films and host discussions on putting faith into action. Resouces are available to those who register, including films, fact sheets on current legislation, and discussion guides.
Send Your Senators Valentines!
Leading up to the event, participating congregations will distribute Valentine’s Day post cards to their members to mail in, encouraging Senators to love their neighbors by passing a strong climate bill.
If that weekend is not available, please consider another weekend in February. We hope to have congregations in every state participating. Sign up here and we will send you resources to help you prepare.
More information from your friends at Interfaith Power & Light
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EPA Overturns Desert Rock Permit
The EPA just overturned the air permit it issued last year for the proposed Desert Rock Power Plant. The EPA received more than 1,000 comments opposing the permit and citing its failures to limit mercury and carbon dioxide pollution, as well as not taking into considering effects on wildlife.
The decision is a huge blow to Sithe Global, the developers of the Desert Rock Power Plant, and a major victory for the climate and clean air in the Four Corners region.
WildEarth Guardians, together with Earthjustice, San Juan Citizens Alliance, Dine' Citizens Against Ruining the Environment, Dooda (No) Desert Rock and other groups, have been tirelessly working on the ground and in the courts to prevent this global warming disaster. - from WildEarth Guardians, 9/28/2009 |
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Strong Energy Efficiency Policies in Energy/Climate
Legislation
Would Save New Mexico Families $337 per Year, Create 4,300 Jobs
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Brother Sun Solar
Project and
Mother Earth Greenhouse Grace Tohatchi |
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 While the little mission of St. Mary in Tohatchi might seem like an unlikely place for the birth of a sustainable Catholic parish; it actually fits perfectly with the Franciscan presence. St. Francis, the patron of ecology inspires staff members Sr. Pat Bietsch a Franciscan Sister of Oldenburg, Indiana and Pastor Franciscan priest Rev. John Mittelstadt who has served the Navajo mission church for 20 years.
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Read
these articles from Rocky Mountain Institute.
www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid467.php
www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid257.php
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Cool
Congregations: How Cool is Your Congregation? Click
here to take the Interfaith Power and Light Carbon Footprint Quiz!
Cash prizes awarded to congregations that achieve the smallest carbon
footprints!
Download the flyer Deadline extended to March 1, 2009! |
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