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In this Newsletter:
Welcome and Newsletter Changes
Free Lightbulbs: San Francisco and Statewide!
CIPL Global Warming Advocacy Day Recap: Sept 5 in Sacramento
*Our New Newsletter*
You may notice a 'new look' for our newsletter. We are in
the process of updating our online capacity, and we will be
sending you a survey next month for your input. In the meantime,
check the links at the bottom if you want to be removed from
this list.
California Interfaith Power and Light (CIPL) is a network
of over 460 congregations representing the faith community,
and advocating for a religious response to global warming
through the promotion of energy conservation, energy efficiency
and renewable energy. In 2006, we partnered with hundreds
of congregations to show the movie “An Inconvenient Truth,”
and we continue to work throughout California to educate and
inspire action to deal with this global threat to Creation.
*Free Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs!*
If your congregation is a PG&E customer and you are interested
in receiving FREE CFL light bulbs, please e-mail your CIPL
Outreach Director ( jessica@interfaithpower.org in Northern
California) with your interest as soon as possible. If your
congregation is located in San Francisco you will be eligible
to participate in Lights Out San Francisco, discussed below.
CIPL will also partner with the Sierra Club to deliver bulbs
in bulk to your congregation (in the PG&E service area).
Orders over 500 may be shipped to you for free. You will be
required to keep track of individuals (name and address) receiving
bulbs, with a maximum of two bulbs per person. This personal
information will not be released and serves only to ensure
that bulbs reach actual customers during the giveaway period.
For more information please call Jessica at 510-444-4078 x
319. Representatives of congregations, please feel free to
e-mail your anticipated numbers to Jessica or Mike by Friday,
September 14th.
*Lights Out SF Event: October 20*
Lights Out San Francisco and California Interfaith Power
and Light have partnered for an historic citywide energy conservation
event on Saturday, October 20, 2007, from 8-9 p.m. On this
night, we ask the entire city of San Francisco — businesses,
residences, churches, and government offices — to turn
off all non-essential lighting and to install one compact
fluorescent light bulb (CFL) energy-efficient light bulb.
The goal of Lights Out San Francisco is to raise awareness
and educate San Franciscans about the small changes they can
make to protect our planet from the effects of the climate
crisis.
Turning lights out in San Francisco for even one hour could
save as much as 15 percent of the energy consumed on an average
Saturday night. To promote long-term energy savings and to
raise awareness of the event, we will distribute free CFLs
throughout San Francisco.
In addition to support from California Interfaith Power and
Light, Lights Out San Francisco has attracted significant
support from local businesses, sponsors, the city of San Francisco,
and the Golden Gate Bridge Authority.
To participate in Lights Out SF, please e-mail jessica@interfaithpower.org
with your interest as soon as possible.
Click here to go to www.lightsoutsf.org
*CIPL Global Warming Advocacy Day
2007 Recap: Sept 5th in Sacramento*
On September 5th, CIPL brought clergy and religious representatives
to Sacramento for a Global Warming Advocacy Day in the State
Capitol. With 23 meetings packed into a single day, CIPL promoted
AB1470, Assemblymember Jared Huffman’s bill to provide
incentives for residential solar water systems, a companion
to the Million Solar Roofs law that was passed last year,
alongside other important legislation including SB375 (Transportation
and Smart Growth) and AB1058 (Green Building Standards).
If you couldn't make it to Sacramento with us on September
5th, don't worry, CIPL is compiling an online Action Center
on its website to provide links to important legislation.
Stay tuned!
*Shop IPL!*
ShopIPL.org is an online store that provides energy efficient
products for faith communities and their members. ThroughShopIPL.org
, congregations can buy water heater timers, switch plate
occupancy sensors that turn lights on and off as people enter
and leave rooms, Energy Star exit signs, water-saving equipment,
and more. If your congregation is a member of CIPL, we provide
a discount code at the CIPL website, www.interfaithpower.org,
which allows customers to get an additional 10% off the already
low prices. To join CIPL click here. ShopIPL.org is a great
resource for congregations and individuals looking to reduce
your energy use.
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