Great News! The annual CIPL Lobby Day was a huge success.
On June 17th, clergy and faith leaders from around California joined together in Sacramento to meet with our elected officials to remind them that people of faith care about the climate change crises, and we want to see our legislators take action!
We met with over 30 leaders in the Senate and the Assembly, from both sides of the aisle, to ask for their support on three key bills:
AB 560: This bill would raise the current cap on solar produced from the rooftops of homes and congregations from 2.5% to 10%. According to Vote Solar and the Solar Alliance, this bill is a necessity if we are to keep the solar market growing.
AB 1404: This bill would limit the amount of offsets allowed to implement the carbon emissions reduction requirements of AB 32 to 10%. This is important because it will allow California to retain the important air quality benefits of keeping the carbon reducitons in state.
SB 14: This bill would raise the Renewable Portfolio Standard to 33% by 2020, and help grow the market for renewable energy.
We'll be sending out action alerts soon on which legislators to contact as the bills move through the system, so stay tuned!
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What is CIPL?
California Interfaith Power and Light (CIPL) is galvanizing a religious response to global warming as the moral issue of our time. All major faith traditions call us to be good stewards of the earth, therefore we must work together to address the grave threat to humanity and all of Creation posed by global warming. Since our founding in 2001, we have mobilized religious support for landmark legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California, educated hundreds of thousands of congregants, and worked with every major religious denomination in the state. CIPL member congregations are leading by example, reducing CO2 emissions in our own houses of worship by over 20 million pounds.
Over 500 congregations of many diverse faith traditions are members of CIPL. Is yours?
Regional Working Groups
Our Peninsula/South Bay Working Group is going strong, with meetings about once a month on topics such as solar finance, water conservation, transit options and more! If you live in the Peninsula/South Bay and would like to check it out, please click here to visit their website.
Our East Bay Working Group is re-forming, and we just had a successful kick-off event in Berkeley at Temple Beth El in April. If you're interested in helping getting the Working Group started, please email info@interfaithpower.org.
We'll be working with partner organizations in the North Bay/Marin to hold an event in June with Solar Richmond. If you live in this area and want to help plan our June Event, please email Jennifer@interfaithpower.org.
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Above: CIPL President Sally Bingham looks on as Gov. Schwarzenegger signs Executive Order on Fuel Emissions Standards, January 18, 2007
California Interfaith Power and Light is the first of 26 state Interfaith Power and Light organizations in the United States. For more information on the national Interfaith Power and Light movement, or to find out if your state has a program, please visit The Regeneration Project’s home page:
220 Montgomery Street, No. 450
San Francisco, CA 94104
www.theregenerationproject.org
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ANNUAL EMISSIONS SURVEY
CIPL is counting carbs again, and we want to know how you have reduced your carbon footprint! Your input will help us calculate how much energy CIPL members, through our collective efforts, have saved in 2008. Click here to take the survey!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Save the Date!
California Interfaith Power and Light Presents:
The 2009 Energy Oscars!
CIPL will honor leading congregations across the state who are taking a stand against climate change! Please join us in nominating and celebrating congregations, faith leaders and clergy who understand that the climate change crises is the moral issue of our time.
Where: Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
When: Tuesday, November 10th
The Episcopal Diocese of California and CIPL Present:
Toxins and Human Health
September 19, from 9 AM - 3:30 PM
Trinity Menlo Park
The Program will include:
*A Prayer/Reflection/Worship Session led by Sally and Rev. Frannie Kieschnick.
*The Main Presentation will be by a top-notch national expert, Ken Cook, president of Environmental Working Group, explaining the science of toxins in our environment.
*Breakout Sessions will be in the afternoon on topics such as energy, water, food, and waste management.
More info coming soon!
Please email Jennifer at jennifer@interfaithpower.org if you would like to have your event added to Upcoming Events list!
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ShopIPL.org
ShopIPL.org is an online store that provides energy efficient products for faith communities and their members. CIPL members qualify for a 10% discount.
Purchase Sears Energy Star Appliances at a special CIPL discount rate.
Click here for the discount code.
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Congregational Covenant now in Spanish
Respondiendo al calentamiento del planeta con el Convenion de la Congregacion, ahora en Español.
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