California IPL Featured on CNN HLN Local Edition
A recent appearance by Southern California Outreach Director, Allis Druffel, and David Mowry of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Riverside, a CIPL member congregation, on CNN Headline News, Local Edition.
Listen to Sally Bingham’s Radio Interview
Earlier today, the Rev. Canon Sally Bingham was Steve Goldstein’s guest on Here and Now, a program on Phoenix’s NPR station, KJZZ 91.5. Sally is in Phoenix to officially launch Arizona IPL and speak at the Episcopal Diocesan Convention. She also discusses why climate change is a moral issue rather than a political issue.
The clip below is just over eight minutes long.
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Big Day for the Future of God’s Creation
UPDATE: The bill passed! Thanks to all who made phone calls and sent emails to your representatives. Stay tuned for what’s coming next for this legislation.
Today, we are following the debate on the American Clean Energy and Security Act is being debated live on the House floor. A final vote is likely around 2 p.m. We will keep you updated on what happens.
Want to know what’s happening in real time?
You can follow the action on C-Span, watch live streaming video online, or you can follow the #aces hashtag in the Twitterverse.
An Interview with Bill McKibben of 350.org
This video has been published online for over a year but it’s a great overview of Bill McKibben’s work and the importance of the number 350. Bill McKibben is an active Methodist, which comes through in some of his writings and lectures. He’s written many books, including the bestselling Deep Economy, and he’s the founder of 350.org. The interviewer and filmmaker is Rob Kinslow of Hawaii IPL.
10 Questions Action Oregon media: Rocky Mount Telegram Savannah Morning News The Augusta Chronicle The Daily Reflector The Desert News The Marquette Mining Journal
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A Vote in Congress or a Test of Faith?
Click on the image below to view the full-size ad as seen in The Desert Sun newspaper, Palm Springs, CA:
On Sunday, newspapers in key areas across the country printed full-page ads addressing congressional representatives. The message in the ads, sponsored by Interfaith Power & Light, was from religious leaders about the importance of protecting Creation.
The ads ran in The Desert Sun (CA), Rocky Mount Telegram (NC), The Daily Reflector (NC), The Marquette Mining Journal (MI), The Augusta Chronicle (GA), and Savannah Morning News (GA).
On Wednesday, similar ads will run in San Antonio Express-News (TX) and Traverse City Record-Eagle (MI).
Read the full text of the ad after the jump (click on “more” to read on) more »
Kentucky Michigan Tennessee Texas media: Earth Day
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Interfaith Power & Light in the News
Each year, Earth Day brings an opportunity for media to highlight the important efforts of IPL state affiliates and the work that congregations are doing to care for Creation. Here are a few articles from last week’s coverage after the jump: more »
Disney Nature’s First Film in Theaters This Earth Day
No plans yet for Earth Day? Here is the trailer for the Disney Nature film series debut, coming to theaters on April 22. EARTH is narrated by James Earl Jones. This looks like an amazing display of God’s Creation.
Review of Love God, Heal Earth on Treehugger
Matthew McDermott from Treehugger.com posted a review of Love God, Heal Earth. In addition to writing about his phone conversation with the Rev. Bingham, he includes some quotes from the Rev. Fred Small’s essay “The Greater Sacrifice” and the Rev. Jim Deming’s “From Southern Fried Guilt to Spiritual Responsibility.”
From McDermott’s review:
I had a chance to speak with Rev. Bingham on the phone and asked her about what role religion, now that it has (at least to some degree) begun to engage with environmentalism as a moral issue, can play, will play in the green movement. Enthusiastically she replied that, “We’re going to have a bigger effect on the change that has to happen; more than politicians, scientists, bringing the moral aspect into it.”
She said that we really must redefine what it means to be human. When that transformation happens you naturally desire to have less of a detrimental impact. Seeing every single thing around you as interconnected, your mind considers the impact and consequences of your actions, on your neighbors and everything around you.
Be sure and visit Treehugger.com to read the rest of Matthew’s review. And if you haven’t yet ordered the book, get your copy here or at Amazon.
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If We’re the Leaders, Others Will Follow
In this video, Thomas Friedman is at it again, discussing how we can take the lead in the green revolution in the 21st century. He explains how to address the factors that will keep developing countries from adopting green technology, the role governments need to play, and geopolitical problems we can solve.
The most important thing we as a country can do is to make ourselves the leader in energy efficient products and clean power systems. Because if we are the leader others will follow…And if the rich countries who can afford to do this lead the way, set an example, then I believe the developing world not only will follow, but will have then the technologies at the China price faster.
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