You are invited to the national Interfaith Power &' Light's Summer Solstice Webinar on June 21 to hear how the latest national Solar Certified Cool Congregations reduced the carbon footprint of several communities of faith around the country and to become inspired to cut the carbon at your house of worship. What better way to […]
Sponsored by Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) Featured presenters New Mexico representative for SWEEP Tammy Fiebelkorn (also an Albuquerque City Councilor) State Representative Kristina Ortez As climate change brings more devastating impacts to the Southwest, it’s more important than ever to include low-income and frontline communities in climate action plans. We will not reach our […]
Last year, Niagara Bottling Company wanted to more than double their water consumption to a whopping 650 acre-feet per year. Valencia Water Watchers, county residents, and local farmers stood up to them and they backed down. But now they’re back and asking for an astounding 700-acre feet per year of OUR WATER! That is 1.6 […]
University of New Mexico. Cornell Mall - outside, to the east of Student Union Building and Popejoy (Parking and Event Map; Google Map) Free Parking: Free parking is available in the R/E lot at the corner of Central NE and Girard NE. There is a closer pay lot directly east of Popejoy. Parking and Event Map Event […]
Join the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for the eighth in a series exploring the Pastoral Letter Against Racism, “Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love” by the U.S. Catholic bishops. Presenter: Laurel Hattix, Law Fellow from EJI. Ms. Hattix will provide an overview of EJI's criminal justice reform efforts which include challenging the […]
Join 350NM Speaker Series for a frontline perspective on the community benefits of the PNM-Avangrid merger - with Robyn Jackson, interim executive director, Diné C.A.R.E. and Mike Eisenfeld, San Juan Citizens Alliance. Register here
As we enter climate disaster season, we are more in need of places of refuge than ever, for our bodies and our spirit. In her new book Refugia Faith, Dr. Debra Rienstra explores the ecological concept of “refugia” as a model for the church in a time of climate change. Along with an ecologist, Dr. […]
You are invited to participate in Green Amendment Day by interacting with a special, interactive virtual panel. After hearing from our Storytellers, we'll go into a deep dive discussion with national legal and advocacy experts about how a Green Amendment can turn the tide on the most pressing environmental injustices. The Storytellers include: Storytellers: Rep. […]
In May, the Valencia County Commission approved an ordinance for a new Natural Resource Overlay Zone (NROZ). The NROZ ordinance sidesteps the Mineral Resource District (MRD) code that has been in effect since 2004. The NROZ ordinance: 🛑 lacks many of the common-sense safety requirements that are written into the MRD code. 🛑 […]
Join IPL’s Rev. Susan Hendershot and Madison Mayhew, Creation Justice Ministries, Sojourners, Georgia Interfaith Power & Light, Michigan Interfaith Power & Light, and Texas Impact for a discussion on the faith community’s role in Protecting Our Democracy on July 14 at 7pm ET. Register: http://ow.ly/QzZb50JJQiG We believe that as voters we have the ability to […]
A Pivotal Time for Climate Action: A Briefing on Carbon Pollution Reduction Opportunities With Guest Speaker: Senator Whitehouse The Supreme Court weakened our government’s ability to tackle the climate crisis. Now is the time for the Biden administration to take meaningful and immediate action. It’s essential we take full advantage of all the tools the […]
Las Vegas and Mora Celebrate the Resilience of our People, Culture, Land and Water at Plaza Park, Las Vegas, N.M. Sponsored by New Mexico Wild Live music from BANDALEGRE Horseshoe tournament and games - starting at 3pm (Register Here) Raffle Comments from Las Vegas Mayor Louis A. Trujillo and other community leaders Food and drinks […]