Kiss the Ground

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Order a dvd of Kiss the Ground to view at home or share with your congregation in a Covid-safe manner during Faith Climate Action Week, April 16 – 25. The film educates about IPL’s #faithclimateactionweek theme Sacred Ground: Cultivating Connections between Food, Faith, and Climate. It’s about a solution to climate change that’s right beneath our feet – healthy soil and its ability to sequester carbon on a large scale. “It’s not about religion or politics, it’s about love (of the earth) ―and if you love something or somebody you want to understand them, take care of them, protect them, and keep them safe. That’s what we’re all here to do.” – Maria Rodale. Purchase the film here.

Haaland Executive Orders Prioritize Action on Climate Change, Favor Health Over Fossil Fuels

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Interior Secretary Haaland today issued two executive orders prioritizing action on climate change and revoking Trump administration policies promoting fossil fuel development over the health of communities and the outdoors. The orders ensure that the social cost of carbon and other climate pollution is considered in decision making, and instructs agencies within the Department of the Interior not to adhere to the Trump-era regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). They also focus on economic justice and a just transition for communities most reliant on fossil fuels.

Press Conference on Department of Interior Leasing Pause Comments

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NM-IPL was a co-sponsor of this press conference held on April 14.

Frontline Communities From Permian Basin and Greater Chaco Region Demand Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Reform and End to Sacrifice Zones in First-Ever Joint Press Conference. Rev. Gene Harbaugh and Kayley Shoup from Citizens Caring for the Future, which is affiliated with NM-IPL, were participants. Press Conference organized by Food and Water Watch