WATCH 2min Video Last week NC Interfaith Power & Light Director, Susannah Tuttle participated in the multi-faith delegation as part of the People Vs. Fossil Fuels civil disobedience actions at the White House demanding that President Biden choose a side: People vs. Fossil Fuels. #StopLine3 #BuildBackFossilFree #JusticeFirst #Power2ThePeople #LoveWins
North Carolina Council of Churches Opposes the Passing of HB 951, “Energy Solutions for North Carolina”
**Susannah Tuttle and Jennifer Copeland Available for Interviews** RALEIGH, NC — The North Council of Churches is committed to prioritizing policies that center justice and equity, and when a bill lacks these moral imperatives, we stand in opposition to the legislation becoming law. HB 951 “Energy Solutions for North Carolina” does not center justice and equity. […]
Report Back from “People vs. Fossil Fuels” in DC
Starting on October 11, thousands of people from across the nation, including NCIPL Director – Susannah Tuttle, will be in Washington, DC, for People vs. Fossil Fuels — a week-long action to demand that President Biden end the fossil fuel era, including tar sands pipeline projects like Line 3. Join us on Tuesday, October 12, to […]
Tell Congress: Climate Can’t Wait
Right now, Congress is negotiating a once-in-a-generation infrastructure and budget reconciliation package that will determine whether our country transitions to a clean energy economy in time to avoid catastrophic climate change. Currently, about $1 trillion of the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill addresses climate change. It is imperative that those provisions to advance clean energy, clean transportation, […]
#ActNow for Creation Justice!
Faith community members took to the streets of North Carolina in Raleigh and Greensboro in order to walk as an interfaith representation of people who support legislation on Congressional bold, climate justice & jobs. We delivered the Faith Leaders National Letter to Congress endorsed along with 3600 other organizations around the country. This NC Climate […]
Endorse NCIPL Resolution to Duke Energy
This fall, NCIPL leaders drafted a Resolution to Duke Energy asking that they set a carbon dioxide emissions reduction goal for the year 2030. Setting this reduction goal in this time frame is essential to alleviating and preventing the worst impacts of global climate change, and is the recommendation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). As people of […]
Articles on Racial Justice and Climate Change
****** We believe we cannot address climate change without also addressing racial injustice. To learn more about their intersection and why addressing both is needed read: I’m a Black Climate Expert. Racism Derails Our Efforts to Save the Planet | Ayana Elizabeth Johnson | The Washington Post Racism, Police Violence, and the Climate Are […]
Response to Systemic Racism
Featured image from Jamar Lanham at a protest in Raleigh, NC during the weekend of May 30-31, 2020. #Lanhamphotography Posted on June 3, 2020 NCIPL envisions a stable climate where humans live in right and just relationships, interconnected with a healthy, thriving, natural world. NCIPL accomplishes its mission by encouraging a culture shift towards environmental […]
NCIPL Earth Day Events 2020
Earth Day Events Although many of our faith traditions throughout history have held sacred the fact that life is a gift and that our planet which nurtures and sustains life is also a gift, tomorrow is April 22, 2020, which is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! The very first Earth Day sparked the passage of many […]
Op-Ed: When it comes to climate change, farmworkers reap what we sow
Op-Ed written by Michelle Peedin, NCIPL Youth Leaders Coordinator, published in the Winston-Salem Journal. Click here to access the article on their site. With the crispness of the fall season normally comes the bounty of the harvests, as grocery stores and farmers markets throughout the state overflow with all the varied agriculture that North Carolina […]