A Religious Response to Global Warming
Listen to radio interview with Iowa IPL Executive Director, Matt Russell
Posted: Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Whats at the intersection of faith and climate change? Join us today as Dr. Bob Leonard goes “In Depth” with Matt Russell, with Iowa Interfaith Power and Light. Listen Now
by Joan Brown, NM IPL Executive Director, November 13, 2018
As thousands of people met, planned, discussed and took part in happy hours in San Francisco on Sept. 12 at the beginning of the Global Climate Action Summit, I sat in the vaulted sanctuary of Grace Episcopal Cathedral with hundreds of people for two and a half hours of prayer.
The Global Climate Action Summit’s “Multi-Faith Service of Wondering and Commitment” was the most impactful and crystalizing event for me from the Global Climate Action Summit. This is not to diminish the important work and announcements of the mayors, companies, governors and others committing to specific emissions reduction goals, and the highlights of technologies and tools. Read More
Source: Niina Heikkinen, E&E News reporter • Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018
From personal pleas to cut air pollution to detailed criticisms of agency policy, members of the public made clear they saw little they liked in EPA’s proposed replacement for the Clean Power Plan.
Many of the tens of thousands of comments submitted to the agency ahead of yesterday’s public comment deadline opposed the Affordable Clean Energy rule, the Trump administration’s proposal to cut emissions from power plants. Most opponents called for stricter climate action on the second-largest source of carbon emissions in the country. Read More
Energy News Network , Written By Meg Dalton
November 6, 2018
The two-century-old Newman Congregational Church looks like a piece of history, standing on a grassy lawn in the Rumford neighborhood of East Providence. The white, wood-framed structure has a modern accent, though: an array of solar panels on its rooftop.
Newman is one of Rhode Island’s first faith communities to embrace solar power and is part of a growing national trend. Across the United States, houses of worship are adding solar panels to their rooftops as a way to lower energy costs and make a statement about stewardship. Read More
By Susannah Tuttle, originally published by Resilience.org November 1, 2018
Across the Carolinas, the floodwaters have receded and rebuilding is under way. But the epic 2018 hurricane season has left a mark, like a ghostly high-water stain on the wall of a flooded building. Today, Carolina residents increasingly accept the reality of climate change, and want to prepare for its ravages.
The urgent need to adapt to a hotter, wilder world presents extraordinary challenges. But it also offers a chance to rethink who we are, and how we live. Read More
