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Getting Real About Poverty and the Environment

September 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

By Kathy Whitaker Knight So first, let’s get literal with this … environment is synonymous with surroundings, location, atmosphere, situation. Poverty is synonymous with shortage, deficiency, scarcity, and lack. What needs to be understood is that poverty creates its own priorities. Those who would damage the environment are clear about those concepts. That’s why they […]

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A Win for the People and Planet: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Cancelled!

July 7, 2020 Leave a Comment

  We prayed and we organized.  We amplified the voices of directly impacted communities and we met with elected officials and high-level decision-makers.  We held press conferences and wrote letters. We widely distributed our Governing Board’s published statement condemning the construction of pipelines such as the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. And It Worked! The announcement of […]

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Articles on Racial Justice and Climate Change

June 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

****** 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 […]

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Courage & Compassion in the Time of Coronavirus

March 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

The work of faith-based climate action is important to us because we know that we cannot Iove our neighbors without addressing climate change and environmental injustice. The same can be said for COVID-19. We know we cannot love, and stand with, the vulnerable in our society without taking the coronavirus seriously. That means following the […]

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NCIPL Radio Ad Press Release

February 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

February 27, 2020 Contact: Susannah Tuttle, Director – NC Interfaith Power & Light susannah@ncipl.org 919-612-5526 NC INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT LAUNCHES AD CAMPAIGN CALLING ON ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT A 100% CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY RALEIGH, NC – Today, North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light (NCIPL) a program of the NC Council of Churches, comprised of 25 distinct judicatories from […]

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Triangle Climate Strike Recap – Photos and Videos

October 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

On Friday, September 20, 2019 NC Interfaith Power and Light participated in the biggest climate strike in North Carolina history. Raleigh’s event was only one strike in the hundreds that happened all over the world for the Global Climate Strike. It was the largest worldwide climate mobilization ever and the largest youth-led mobilization on any […]

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Join NCIPL in Striking for the Climate

September 11, 2019 Leave a Comment

On September 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, NC Interfaith Power and Light is joining young climate leaders and adult allies striking all across the US and world to demand transformative action addressing the climate crisis. Below is a compilation of resources for students, parents, and faith communities. “FOR THE LOVE […]

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Press Release: Porch Party for the Planet

September 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Matt Duffy | (415) 370-3997 | duffy@campsightstrategies.com ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS THROW DAY PARTY to help Dorian victims, urge Tillis and Burr to #ActOnClimate WHAT: PORCH PARTY for OUR PLANET WHEN: Friday, September 6, 1 to 5 p.m. WHERE: The Outpost, 306 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh, then Sen. Tillis’ Raleigh office, 310 New Bern […]

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SPOTLIGHT: University City United Methodist Church

September 4, 2019 Leave a Comment

University City United Methodist Church in Charlotte has been busy over the past few months. Inspired by a study of the text Welcome to Dinner, Church by Verlon Fosner, members of the congregation began dreaming up ideas for a church garden in January of this year. They formed a sub-committee, and after meetings with interested members made it clear […]

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