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The Great Search by John Philip Newell; Worth the Read? Reviewed by Gerald Bernstein, March 2025 With the plethora of Spirt (or Soul) and Environmental-themed books of the past decades, does The Great Search provide any new insight or experience back to the reader? It enters a genre of writing that is already well …
As we reflect on the spirit of gratitude this week, it’s important to remember that for many Indigenous communities, this time of year can be a painful reminder of historical and ongoing injustices. It is important that on this Native American Heritage Day that we remember the land we celebrate, the resources we take for …
(Author’s photograph of the Flame Towers at sunset in Baku, Azerbaijan) We have been running up a tab. For generations, we have been incurring costs associated with the use of our natural resources in air, water and land. But, who pays the bill? COP29 is catalyzing many events designed to “divvy” up the account, coax …
There are inescapable, hard facts. On November 5, 2024, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. Six days later, on November 11th, COP29 began in Baku, Azerbaijan. But the U.S. Delegation in Baku is from President Biden’s administration, which will end in January. So, two key members of the U.S. Delegation faced tough …
California’s legislative session has ended and we are excited to share that two of our four priority bills were signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. With your advocacy, meetings, phone calls, letters, emails, and faith-community organizing, we’ve secured key wins for a cleaner and more equitable California. With your help, this year we: 1. Passed …
Our Southern California Director, Bekah Estrada, and our Northern California Director, Gregory Stevens, justwrapped up their trip to Washington D.C for the national Interfaith Power & Light network’s annual conference. Theyboth met with various California representatives and focused on national legislation (more on that below); they also began planting seeds for the lobbying we will …
This week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced reaching a new milestone in implementation, with more than 45,500 projects requesting registration numbers through the new IRS Energy Credits Online (ECO) portal as of March 8, 2024. The IRS is hosting upcoming office hours that are available for all elective pay …
Everyone deserves to live in a safe and healthy home, and electrification will help us get there. Building electrification means switching gas appliances with electric ones. The benefits are clear! Learn about rebates on all-electric appliances and energy efficiency from the following organizations: Peninsula Clean Energy (San Mateo)PCE offers rebates and incentives for home electrification, …
Thanks for those of you who joined us on the webinar where we heard from Communities in Charge and the funding opportunities coming up in 2024 for your congregation to install EV Charging stations. These are big projects that take lots of time and consideration, but both California Interfaith Power & Light and Communities in …
Updated September 2026: the federal rules changed in 2025. Direct pay is still available to nonprofits and houses of worship, but the deadlines are now tight. Read the update below before you start. Introduction The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that was signed into law in August 2022 included the greatest investment in climate care provisions …
