The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has scheduled three public hearings to receive comments on its environmental study which identified areas off of the N.C. coast that could be developed for wind energy. This comes at a significant time as other conversations are also ongoing regarding offshore oil development in the Atlantic. NCIPL encourages North Carolinians […]
WITN UPDATE: Gov. McCrory applauds Carolinas offshore drilling plan
From WITN Updated: Wed 11:42 PM, Jan 28, 2015 Watch the WITN 6 o’clock news Wednesday, January 28, 2015 recording: Penny Hooper, co-chair of NCIPL Executive Committee, and her husband, Mark Hooper, were interviewed concerning offshore drilling. “Environmentalists say they have proposed a Clean Energy Plan to Governor Pat McCrory based around wind and solar […]
2015 National Preach-In on Global Warming
Starting this Valentine’s Day, join with North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light and thousands of other faith communities in proclaiming you and your congregation’s love for God’s creation through the 5th annual Preach-In on Global Warming. Global warming is getting worse; last year was officially the hottest year on record. That’s why we want to […]
2015 National Preach-In on Global Warming
Starting this Valentine’s Day, join with North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light and thousands of other faith communities in proclaiming you and your congregation’s love for God’s creation through the 5th annual Preach-In on Global Warming. Global warming is getting worse; last year was officially the hottest year on record. That’s why we want to […]
JDNews.com article: Program looks at potential coastal impacts of fracking
By Jannette Pippin – Jannette.Pippin@JDNews.com Published: Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 3:29 PM MOREHEAD CITY | Lee County is considered the epicenter of any future fracking operations in North Carolina, but Eastern North Carolina isn’t immune to possibly damaging impacts, according to leaders fighting to keep such activity out of the state. “That’s just where […]
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We Drew a Line in the Sand
On Saturday, May 17, at noon, about 30 people gathered at the Atlantic Beach/Fort Macon Swimming Beach for the nation-wide “Hands Across the Sand Demonstration” to promote clean energy and protest offshore oil drilling. The following organizations were represented: NC Interfaith Power and Light, Croatan Group of the NC Sierra Club, the Surfriders Association and […]
People got “Fired Up” Watching “Shored Up”
Penny Hooper, NCIPL Executive Committee. On Friday night, May 9, the movie “Shored Up” was shown at the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship in Morehead City to 40 people. Afterwards, we discussed what we could do as coastal residents in the face of all the issues covered in the movie: increased severe storms, sea level rise and demands […]