On Sunday, August 10th California Interfaith Power & Light hosted “En esta casa…In this house…” un festival de la ecología/an ecology festival in Richmond, California. The gathering was held at Holy Trinity/La Santisima Trinidad and speakers included José Artiga of SHARE El Salvador, Kenneth Phillips of Automatic Recycling Solutions and a gripping multimedia presentation by Emily Pimentel of the Climate Reality Project, showing facts about our ominous climate situation. Participants were also informed of pending threats to AB 32, California’s landmark Climate Change Solutions Act. The afternoon included a children’s art project and playful solar piñata, symbolizing the good things that come from the sun including abundant renewable clean energy. Thank you to everyone at Holy Trinity/La Santisima Trindad especially The Reverends Javier Torres and Phyllis Manoogian, SHARE El Salvador, Automatic Recycling Solutions, Solar Richmond (who participated in our event planning session) and Vivien Castillo, CIPL’s summer intern.
Climate Change and Silicon Valley Responses – Join Us on April 27
Climate Change: Crisis, Opportunity and a Call to Action – April 27, 2014
First Congregational Church of San Jose
The looming global crisis of climate change is causing a profound worldwide paradigm shift in energy, technology, geopolitics, lifestyles and the environment. Silicon Valley is in the heart of both the problem and the potential solutions.
Come be part of the discussion about the scientific and moral challenges we face. Discover the ways that the Silicon Valley faithful are making a difference.
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2014
Time: 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Location: First Congregational Church of San Jose; 1980 Hamilton Ave, San Jose 95125
To RSVP, click here.
This event marks the first public conversation by First Congregational Church of San Jose focused on faith-based responses to climate change. The event will cover the following topics: opportunity and adaptation; faith-based response (including CIPL Executive Director, Susan Stephenson); and political, legal and green technology solutions. Come and join us!
Upcoming Prayer Breakfast and Other April Events – Just in Time for Earth Day!
No Earth Day plans yet? Well, check out these upcoming events and join us at one or two of them. And, remember, every day is Earth Day!
Los Angeles – April 19, 2013, 7:30am – 2:00pm: L.A. Business Council Sustainability Forum – this forum, featuring speakers Congressman Xavier Becerra and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, will bring together the latest information and plans for clean energy innovation, investment and implementation. The Getty Center – Harold M. Williams Auditorium, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, 90049. Click here for more information and to register.
Los Angeles – April 20, 2013, 11:30am – 6:00pm: Seeds of Peace: Meditation and the Engaged Life – how all individuals can learn from the great spiritual masters to transform inwardly and positively affect the world around us. Features a workshop of caring for all creation by CIPL staff member Allis Druffel. All Saints Episcopal Church, 132 No. Euclid Ave., Pasadena, 91101. Click here for more information and how to register.
Sacramento – April 24, 2013: Interfaith Prayer Breakfast – this event will bring together clergy and lay leaders in the Greater Sacramento Area and elected state legislators for an in-depth presentation and discussion on the faith community’s role in advocacy. Guest speakers include Rev. Sally Bingham; Rabbi David Wechsler-Azen of Congregation Beth Shalom; and Professor Isabel Montanez of UC Davis’ Department of Geology. 7:30am – 9:00am, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1701 “L” Street, Sacramento, 95811. Click here to download and share flyer. Featured speaker is Senator Kevin de Leon of Los Angeles.
IPL Preach-In Postcards Campaign Through Earth Day – Order Yours Today
Updated 03.20.13
Postcards are being sent to President Obama through Earth Day – Order Yours Today
The weekend of February 8-10 witnessed thousands of clergy, lay leaders, and other people of faith speak of their abiding love for God’s Creation by participating in Interfaith Power & Light’s National Preach-In campaign.
The cause was more urgent than ever. At his first news conference after re-election, President Obama said, “I am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions. And as a consequence, I think we’ve got an obligation to future generations to do something about it.” So Preach-In participants had the opportunity to send postcards asking President Obama to honor this pledge.
And you, too, can send a postcard to President Obama. The deadline for sending postcards has been extended to April 22, Earth Day. Your congregation can order 50 postcards for $15 by registering on the IPL website. And, if you are going to an event within the next month, you too, can order the postcards and have folks fill them out.
We anticipate sending thousands of postcards to the President asking him to go to beyond words to action. Order your postcards today and add your voice.
Learn more about exciting national IPL campaigns like Cool Harvest and Carbon Covenant by clicking here.
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For more information contact: Greg Bedard, Program Director at 415-391-4214 or greg@interfaithpower.org; Allis Druffel, Southern California Outreach Director at 310-752-3436 or allis@interfaithpower.org
Preach-In will amplify President Obama’s call for strong action on climate change
In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama confirmed that we are obligated to act in the face of climate change. “We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations,” he said. Clergy from many faiths across California will take up that call Feb. 8-10 during the National Preach-In on Global Warming.
“President Obama has affirmed that we have a responsibility to address climate change,” said The Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham of Interfaith Power & Light, which organizes the Preach-In each year. “Faith leaders across the country will mobilize their congregations in a major push for action in response to this speech.”
“All of Creation bears the image of God. In caring for God’s Creation, we care not only for ourselves, but for our neighbors and for the least among us,” said Fr. John Coleman, a member of the pastoral staff at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in San Francisco.
“The first commandment is to take care of the Earth. To disobey this, we are endangering our fellow beings and ourselves,” said Rev. Maria Tafoya, Pastor of Delhaven Christian Church in La Puente.
Clergy will preach sermons on climate change, send thousands of valentines to the president asking him to love the Earth, and make efficiency improvements in houses of worship. In 2012, Preach-In congregations sent an estimated 37,500 postcards to U.S. Senators asking them to support clean air legislation.
Preach-In registration is free, and registrants have access to free and low-cost materials to plan their Preach-In activities. For more information, see www.preachin.org.
Here’s the full text of what President Obama said about climate change:
We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires and crippling drought and more powerful storms.
The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it. We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries, we must claim its promise. That’s how we will maintain our economic vitality and our national treasure — our forests and waterways, our crop lands and snow-capped peaks. That is how we will preserve our planet, commanded to our care by God. That’s what will lend meaning to the creed our fathers once declared.
Orange County’s First Solar Night – Overview
Orange County’s first faith Solar Night on February 9 was a success! Some 40 people from 12 different congregations were on hand to hear from solar and energy efficiency experts on ways to reduce carbon emissions and save money in their facility or home.
The evening started off with CIPL Southern California Outreach Director, Allis Druffel, giving and overview of CIPL’s Solar Resource Guide, which contains general information about solar energy, financing, and several testimonials of solar congregations.
For the energy efficiency portion of the evening, Joy Cernac of Energy Upgrade California gave a short report on the great rebates and incentives now available to home owners. Troy Nguyen from So Cal Edison gave information on rebates and incentives. Solar experts included: Eric Presley from SolarCity, Hans Rosenberger from Altadena Solar, and Veronica Zerman from Moore Solar. They gave an overview of each of their companies and answered questions from the assembled.
If YOU have questions for any of these clean energy experts, drop them an email and let them know CIPL sent you.
Troy Nguyen – So Cal Edison, (626) 812-7343, troy.nguyen@sce.com
Joy Cernac – Energy Upgrade California, (800) 439-9339, Joy@laenergychampions.org
Taurus Newborn, Contractor (818) 668-3335 x133, tnewborn@alpinegreenps.com
Eric Presley – SolarCity, (310) 760-1076, epresley@solarcity.com
Veronica Zerman – Moore Solar, (323) 221-1260, vzerman@mooresolar.com
Hans Rosenberger – Altadena Energy & Solar LLC, (818) 201-4206, hans.rosenberger@altadenasolar.com
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