New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light

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Our Mission: New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light (NMIPL) engages faith communities and individuals in caring for the earth and responding to climate change. Our Vision: To awaken people of faith in NM to our Creator’s call to be good stewards of the earth and to pursue justice for our brothers and sisters around the world. Galvanize people to think, plan and act for the future of ourselves and the earth. Faith communities educating and resulting in: Personal lifestyle changes Energy used more efficiently and support for renewable energy sources Engagement in Public Policy Advocacy (as is appropriate)
FAITH STANDS BEHIND PRESIDENT ON KEYSTONE XL DECISION Statement by Interfaith Power & Light’s President The Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 18, 2012 — President Obama has just announced his decision against the issuance of a special permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. What follows is a reaction by Interfaith Power & Light’s President, The Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham: “Interfaith Power & Light applauds President Obama for demonstrating leadership in deciding against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. His actions today will help to ensure a clean, healthy and safe world for our children. Transporting dirty tar sands oil through the heartland of America will unnecessarily risk catastrophic damage to ecosystems and aquifers that millions of people depend upon for their livelihood. People of faith are called to be good stewards of God’s Creation, and to love our neighbors and take care of the vulnerable among us.... Click to read the rest of the statement. Click here to read the press release.
Legislative Day for People of Faith Caring for Air, Water, Earth and People Feb. 2, 9-3 pm in Santa Fe. Download the flyer for details.

	Cool Congregations winners announced CONGRATULATIONS to the First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque for winning FIRST PLACE in the Renewable Energy category of the IPL Cool Congregations competition! Read their story here. Click for details about all of the winners.

PREACH-IN on Global Warming	Sign-up Today for the Preach-in on Global Warming, Weekend of February 10-12, 2012 Interfaith Power & Light is inviting faith leaders from across the country to give sermons and reflections on climate change the weekend of February 10-12, 2012. As the date approaches, IPL will be offering a variety of resources to those who register. Download the details as a pdf file.

	EARTH DAY RESOURCES Making the Food / Faith / Climate Connection Click here for food resources, sermons and worship materials, and Cool Harvest kits. Place Matters: Grounding your ministry in a sense of place. Free materials.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY	Ways to Green Your House of Worship and Home NMIPL will work with any house of worship to care for creation by addressing energy efficiency and conservation. Various options for an energy assessment exist, depending upon your location in New Mexico. This Do It Yourself Energy Assessment can help you get started. If you have drafty windows this video gives all the instructions you need to create inexpensive and quick window inserts to save on energy bills. If you or your faith community are interested in lowering energy consumption at home, our Cool Congregations program, which provides online calculations of energy footprint and a complete user friendly book, can get you saving while creating community bonds. Get Your Energy Audit form Making and Installing a $15 energy efficient window in churches and homes

Read this statement from the Rev. Sally Bingham regarding the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. All of the State Department's public hearing info and the final environmental impact statement details are at this link: http://www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov/clientsite/keystonexl.nsf?Open

FIRST UNITARIAN’S SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PROJECT Read about this innovative way to green a faith community with the sun.


Joan Brown, osf, attended the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Dec. 2009. To read Joan's daily blogs from Copenhagen click here. Article in USA Today about Joan and Copenhagen. Article in the Santa Fe Reporter about Joan's mission. Joan Brown: more thoughts on Copenhagen Odyssey Networks covered the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen. They focused exclusively on the faith leaders and organizations who were there working for climate justice. Their video coverage included interviews with major leaders from virtually all the world’s faith communities. Click here to see the daily videos. Click here to see a video interview of Joan and other faith leaders.

SIGN THE CARBON COVENENT Choose a project to support individually through one-time or monthly donations, or pledge to raise money as a congregation or group. Learn more

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