Board-Co Chair (EV owner) to gas stations: ‘I don’t need you’

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When it was time for our family to get a new car in 2018, I knew there was no other option for us than an electric vehicle . For our family and future, it was essential to know that we could get around safely, affordably, and without polluting our community’s air.

For the past five years, I have easily gotten around in my Chevy Bolt and I feel comfortable knowing I am not contributing to our air quality crisis. Not only that, I find it easy and fun to drive. As gas prices remain volatile, I love driving by gas stations and waving, “I don’t need you!”  -Ann McCartney, IPL board co-chair in opinion piece posted in Albuquerque Journal on Sunday, Oct. 8

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A Plea from the Pope: A Free Webinar Hosted by the UCC

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As the feast day of Francis of Assisi is celebrated on October 4th, Pope Francis will release the “second part” of his encyclical on the climate crisis and inequality The new edition of the encyclical will provide an update to confronting “the senseless war on our common home.” A multi-faith panel of climate leaders will reflect upon Pope Francis’s plea for climate action. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time (1:00 p.m. Eastern Time) the United Church of Christ is hosting a free webinar to reflect on the pope’s encyclical, which follows up and updates Laudato Si.

Panelists will include:

-Dan Misleh, Founder, Catholic Climate Covenant
-Rev. Susan Hendershot, President, Interfaith Power & Light
-Joelle Novey, Director, Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)
-Imam Saffet Catovic, Director, United Nations Operations for Justice For All

Even if you cannot make the webinar at its scheduled time, still sign-up, and we will send you a link to a recording of it.

This monthly installment of Creation Justice Webinars is co-hosted by the Rev. Dr. Brooks Berndt who serves as the Minister of Environmental Justice for the United Church of Christ and the Rev. Michael Malcom who serves as the Executive Director for Alabama Interfaith Power & Light and the People’s Justice Council.

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Letter to the Editor in Las Cruces Sun-News: Consider electric vehicles

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Here is an excerpt from a Letter to the Editor that Las Cruces resident Howard Dash wrote to the Las Cruces Sun-News.

I am the owner of an Electric Vehicle for over five years now. I just plug into my garage and I am ready to go the next morning. A simple 120 Volt outlet could give you 50 miles range overnight. With a 240 volt line (like your dryer uses) I can get a full charge in just a few hours. A stop to charge at a fast charger on the road can take as little as fifteen minutes. Finally, the cost of maintenance of an EV is significantly less than a gas powered vehicle and great savings at the pump.

Zero emissions vehicles are the future of transportation in New Mexico. The New Mexico Environment Department is hosting a virtual info session on Wednesday, Oct. 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to discuss their proposed Advanced Clean Cars and Trucks statewide standards. Register to attend at https://www.env.nm.gov/ and look for the date on the event calendar.

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