NMIPL IN THE NEWS

Video: Fossil Free Retirement Advocacy Info Session

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American workers collectively invest trillions of dollars in their retirement funds, often through employer-sponsored 401(k) and 403(b) plans. These retirement plans, in turn, often invest heavily in fossil fuels. As people of faith and conscience, we are tasked with building a more just world – one that is in line with our moral values of protecting our most vulnerable siblings and being faithful stewards of the Earth. This leaves workers to choose between compromising their values (by investing in and profiting from harmful fossil fuel development) and compromising the security of their retirement. People of faith shouldn’t have to make that choice. Instead, faithful workers should have the right to opt into retirement funds whose investments do not violate their fundamental moral responsibilities.

Interfaith Power & Light has partnered with ClientEarth, an environmental legal advocacy organization, to work together on a unique opportunity that people of faith have to help shift financial institutions away from investing in fossil fuel projects. Fill out this questionnaire to let us know you’re interested in helping – https://forms.gle/iqwHW5hFWiUECHEN7 Learn more about this faithful advocacy opportunity here – https://interfaithpowerandlight.org/b…

350NM Going Electric: Myths and Missed Tax Credits

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This video comes courtesy of 350 New Mexico

Electrifying your home can slash energy bills, boost indoor air quality, and reduce climate pollution. Learn from the experience of real homeowners with the new tax credits and rebates that make heat pump and other electrification upgrades more affordable.

Rev. Clara Sims featured in IPL Video: Mining, Faith and the Future of Green Technology

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Amidst our collective energy transition away from fossil fuels, demand for transitional minerals is rapidly increasing. Given widespread practices of mining, especially on Indigenous lands, how are people of faith and conscience called to respond? This webinar, co-sponsored by the Western State Affiliates of Interfaith Power and Light and national IPL, included Clara Sims, assistant executive director for IPL New Mexico and El Paso. Participants learned about the landscape of mining in the United States, as we hear from panelists who hold a range of expertise on issues of extractivism.

Carlsbad Current Argus. Sep. 3, 2020 New Mexico finalizes oil and gas wastewater regulations, lawmakers hear testimony (Rev. Nick King Quoted)

Las Cruces Sun-News,  Aug. 19, 2020, Report on solving climate crisis brings hope (Co-authored by Michael Sells, Clara Sims and Edith Yanez)

Santa Fe New Mexican, Aug. 15, 2020 Vote your values this November  (Commentary by Larry Rasmussen and Tabitha Arnold)