Interfaith Power & Light

Jewish Ledger: “This Old House of Worship:” Synagogues strive for energy efficiency

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:20:31 +0000

Full Article
Connecticut IPL’s This Old House of Worship trains congregants to be energy stewards in their synagogues and churches and in the process builds their ecological consciousness.
Jewish Ledger, February 3, 2010

Portland Press Herald: Faith Groups Lobby Congress for Climate Bill

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:30:16 +0000

Full Article
Maine Interfaith Power and Light is engaging in advocacy for a Senate climate bill culminating in the National Preach-In on Global Warming the weekend of February 12-14. The article includes quotes from Maine IPL Executive Director Harry Brown and Board President Sam Saltonstall.
Portland Press Herald, January 31, 2010

Green Life Atlanta: Competitive Grants Boost Innovative Energy Projects in Georgia

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:11:04 +0000

Full Article
Georgia IPL was awarded $400,000 in ARRA funding to educate faith communities on energy efficient practices, including energy efficient goods and services, and to conduct energy efficiency retrofits of facilities.
Green Life Atlanta, January 31, 2010

Portland Press Herald: Climate a concern for faith communities

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:04:19 +0000

Full Article
This op-ed by Maine IPL Board President Sam Saltonstall urges the Senate to pass a bill that caps greenhouse gas emissions while preserving EPA authority over coal plants, without forgetting the needs of low-income folks at home and overseas as they struggle to adapt to a warming world.
Portland Press Herald, January 28, 2010

Wall Street Journal: Minister Preaches a Green Message

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:48 +0000

Full Article
A feature on The Rev. Cn. Sally Bingham and the influence of religion in the environmental debate.
The Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2010

Huffington Post: Empowering a Climate Change Movement: Low Carbon Diet and the Cool Community

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:26:02 +0000

Full Article
An article about David Gershon’s book, Low Carbon Diet, which provides an answer to individuals looking for ways to address the problem of global warming in their day to day life. The author notes that Interfaith Power and Light used this tool during our Spotlight on Global Warming when we screened Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth in 4000 congregations across the nation.
The Huffington Post, January 24, 2010

Islam Online: US Green Mosques

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:50:17 +0000

Full Article
“A growing awareness of everything environmentally friendly is taking place in mosques across the United States, which are joining hands with grassroots faith-based groups [such as Interfaith Power and Light] to encourage the mainstream society to work towards better environmental stewardship.”
Islam Online, January 10, 2009

New Year Video Message from Sally Bingham

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:06:07 +0000

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.

To ensure the voice of the faith community is heard, we are inviting clergy from all over the country to join us in a national Preach-In on Global Warming on the weekend of February 14 in honor of Valentine’s Day. If you are a lay person, you can organize an event in your congregation, such as a film screening, to educate your community about global warming and the religious response. We will provide you with all the materials you need. Valentine’s Day represents a powerful opportunity to talk about loving our neighbors by protecting Creation, and we hope you will join us.

Learn more and register for the Preach-In today: InterfaithPowerandLight.org/PreachIn.

Thank you for all of your support, and let’s make 2010 a monumental year for climate protection!

The Interfaith Power & Light Team

CSPAN Book TV: Rev. Sally Bingham speaks on a religious response to global warming

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:40:56 +0000

Watch the video clip
The Rev. Canon Sally Bingham speaks to a group in Colorado on global warming and the call for people of faith to respond.
CSPAN Book TV, November 14, 2009

Episcopal Life: Community is key to climate justice following Copenhagen’s ‘disappointing’ result, faith leaders say

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:10:22 +0000

Full Article
The Rev. Sally Bingham is quoted in this article about the Climate Summit in Copenhagen and the need for religious leaders to engage in the discussion, now more than ever, to bring action on climate.
Episcopal Life, December 23, 2009