New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light

BREAKING NEWS!

The Tides Foundation has awarded New Mexico Interfaith Power & Light a $5000 challenge grant for 2008 in recognition of NMIPL's outstanding work in 2007 and in support of the organization's goals for the coming year. Matching the challenge grant in full will result in a total of $10,000, which will enable us to provide expanded assistance to our member faith communities.

We invite your tax-deductible contributions to NMIPL—thanks to the Tides Foundation grant, they will be doubled! Checks should be made payable to the Partnership for Earth Spirituality. Write "NMIPL" on the memo line and mail to NMIPL at PO Box 27162, Albuquerque, NM 87125-7162.

HOW TO JOIN

NMIPL welcomes membership from churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and other faith communities, or from committees or groups within those bodies. To join, please pledge to do one or more of the following:

Educate your members about their responsibility as people of faith to be better stewards of the environment and to take immediate steps to counteract global warming

Arrange for an energy audit of your building

Based on the energy audit, make changes and improvements to improve energy efficiency and conservation

Utilize renewable energy wherever possible — e.g., subscribe to the maximum percentage of wind power available through PNM's Blue Sky program, install solar panels, etc.

Look for ways to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions that cannot be reduced further by purchasing Green Tags or energy credits

Encourage your members to advocate for public policies that reduce the threat of global warming

Benefits of NMIPL membership include access to a variety of educational resources, the opportunity to network with other congregations committed to energy efficiency and energy conservation, and the possibility of qualifying for financial assistance to faith communities who need help in making the transition to energy-saving policies and practices. Further, NMIPL unites faith communities in a powerful and urgent call to action that may help persuade our fellow citizens and our leaders to make sustainable, renewable energy a national priority.

New NMIPL members will receive a copy of the Energy Star Guide for Congregations, a twenty-minute DVD entitled “Lighten Up!” and a compact fluorescent bulb. NMIPL members are asked to pay an annual fee of $25 and to report yearly describing their progress in fulfilling their pledges.

If you are interested in becoming a member please email us or
download the membership form in pdf format (requires Adobe Reader).

To renew your membership please download this form.

Regional Affiliates and Contacts

NMIPL’s work with member faith communities in other areas of New Mexico is coordinated by regional satellite committees. Contact persons are as follows:

Santa Fe: Doug Stewart
Gallup: Betsy Windisch
Las Cruces: Krista Michael

Current Members of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light: