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July 2015
NCIPL Virtual Townhall Webinar
On July 21st from 12:00pm - 1:30pm we will be holding a Virtual Townhall webinar on why people of faith are morally called to act on climate change. This event is free and open to anyone with a computer! Guest speakers will discuss what the Pope’s encyclical on climate change means, the EPA Clean Power Plan, IPL's ParisPledge and a brief update on the Paris climate talks. The final part of the Townhall will be a brief training on how…
Find out more »NCIPL Virtual Townhall Webinar
On July 21st from 12:00pm - 1:30pm we will be holding a Virtual Townhall webinar on why people of faith are morally called to act on climate change. This event is free and open to anyone with a computer! Guest speakers will discuss what the Pope’s encyclical on climate change means, the EPA Clean Power Plan, IPL's ParisPledge and a brief update on the Paris climate talks. The final part of the Townhall will be a brief training on how…
Find out more »August 2015
Celebrate Solar Soiree – Asheville
Join us to celebrate solar successes in North Carolina!
Find out more »Celebrate Solar Soiree – Asheville
Join us to celebrate solar successes in North Carolina!
Find out more »September 2015
Audubon Ambassador Training – Raleigh
Audubon’s Birds and Climate Change Report finds that 170 species of birds found in North Carolina are at risk because of the damaging effects of climate change. Without action against climate change many of our birds could be gone forever. AudubonNC has partnered with NCIPL to develop a bold initiative to spread the message that climate change is having a devastating impact on our birds. Join with a committed, passionate group of individuals who love birds and nature and want…
Find out more »Audubon Ambassador Training – Raleigh
Because both of our organizations care about the impacts of our changing climate and want to catalyze people to take action, NCIPL and Audubon is forming a partnership! Audubon’s Birds and Climate Change Report finds that 170 species of birds found in North Carolina are at risk because of the damaging effects of climate change. Without action against climate change many of our birds could be gone forever. Partnerships such as this will make a difference in modifying the effects being felt by birds and…
Find out more »PLAYIN’ & PRAYIN’
Join Mom's Clean Air Force and NC Interfaith Power & Light in Raleigh for a family-focused event highlighting our moral call to protect the health of our children and the environment. The first hour of the event will be spent in fellowship with food, games, activities, music, and advocacy opportunities for kids of all ages. At 6:30pm NC Council of Churches Executive Director, the Reverend Dr. Jennifer Copeland will lead the community in prayer in solidarity with vigils to take place in Washington D.C. and…
Find out more »PLAYIN’ & PRAYIN’
Join Mom's Clean Air Force and NC Interfaith Power & Light in Raleigh for a family-focused event highlighting our moral call to protect the health of our children and the environment. The first hour of the event will be spent in fellowship with food, games, activities, music, and advocacy opportunities for kids of all ages. At 6:30pm NC Council of Churches Executive Director, the Reverend Dr. Jennifer Copeland will lead the community in prayer in solidarity with vigils to take place in Washington D.C. and…
Find out more »October 2015
Webinar: NC General Assembly Wrap-Up & 2016 Preview
NC General Assembly Wrap-Up & 2016 Preview Online Webinar October 21, 2015 12:00pm The long session of the North Carolina General Assembly’s 2015-2016 cycle finally adjourned on September 30that 4:18 AM. The session was longer than normal and legislators left a number of bills to be decided during the short session which starts April 25, 2016. NC Interfaith Power & Light tracked many bills related to energy and food this session. Some bills are still in play, some are dead…
Find out more »Audubon Ambassador Training – Charlotte
Because both of our organizations care about the impacts of our changing climate and want to catalyze people to take action, NCIPL and Audubon is forming a partnership! Audubon’s Birds and Climate Change Report finds that 170 species of birds found in North Carolina are at risk because of the damaging effects of climate change. Without action against climate change many of our birds could be gone forever. Partnerships such as this will make a difference in modifying the effects being felt by birds and…
Find out more »November 2015
NC Climate Justice Summit
Join us for the first statewide gathering of youth & adult community leaders focused on connecting the dots between social justice issues & climate change. We will explore how climate change impacts our food, water, energy, housing, transportation, health and economy in NC. And we will discover ways to strengthen our community resilience in the face of these impacts. Together, we will name the core problems and identify emerging solutions. Together, we will build new connections and skills that will support us to create the…
Find out more »December 2015
Clean Energy Activist Meeting
This is our moment. Join with other Clean Energy Activists to show your support for clean energy and climate action! This December, NC's Department of Environment & Air Quality will hold public meetings on their wholly inadequate state plan for the Clean Power Plan, which will not meet the carbon reduction goals for NC and has not done anything to engage environmental justice communities. We're going to be showing up strong at these public meetings, and we need you to help plan…
Find out more »Clean Power Plan – NC Public Hearing
Governor McCrory’s administration is in the process of submitting a Clean Power Plan that they already acknowledge will not meet the goals set by the EPA, will include no mention of renewable energy whatsoever, and is designed to be rejected by EPA. What’s more, the McCrory administration has not involved environmental justice communities or other stakeholders in the process, a key requirement of the EPA plan. This is our moment. We must show up and demand a STRONG and JUST…
Find out more »January 2016
Fossil Fuel Divestment and You
Fossil Fuel Divestment - Jan. 31, 9:15am -- sponsored by the Justice in a Changing Climate Task Force of Community UCC, Raleigh Churches around the country and around the world are doing what they can to decrease fossil fuel use and decrease climate change. Community United Church of Christ in Raleigh is actively involved, their latest action being the installation of 9.2 kW of solar power on our fellowship hall last year. The United Church of Christ and the Episcopal…
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