We work with faith communities to address the
causes and consequences of global climate change,
and promote practical solutions, through
education, outreach, and public policy advocacy.

Click To Visit The IPL Blog

 

NC IPL Seeks New Director

Click here to read letter from Jill Rios.

Click here for position announcement.


 


Interfaith Power & Light
Carbon Covenant

Links up congregations and people of faith
in the U.S. with faith communities on the
front lines of climate change in the
developing world and offers a way to help out
.
www.co2covenant.org


- Recent Reports -

Climate Stabilization Targets:
Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts over Decades to Millenia
National Research Council 
Read the Summary

Solar and Nuclear Costs:
The Historic Crossover
NC Waste Awareness & Reduction Network
Read the Full Report

Burning Coal, Burning Cash
Union of Concerned Scientists 
Read the Executive Summary
Read the Full Report

A Citizen's Guide:
The North Carolina Renewable Energy
and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard
NC Sustainable Energy Association
Read the Updated Report

How Low-Income Consumers Would Fare in the Kerry-Lieberman Climate-Change Bill
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Read the Report


 
 

Have your voice heard on
proposed Coal Ash regulations:

Visit our Faith in Action page!



Pledge to cut your congregation's
carbon footprint by 10% and...


Win a chance for one of five (5) $1,000 prizes
for your future greening projects

Upon entering, you will immediately receive
a 10% Challenge Toolkit to help
kickstart your project


You'll join a community of other
congregations taking the 10% Challenge,
with opportunities to share progress
and learn from others


Receive a certificate
recognizing your participation

http://interfaithpowerandlight.org/tencenter 

 

10% Challenge Q&A Webinar:
How to Get Started Cutting
Your Congregation's Carbon Footprint


Tuesday, September 14 at 1:00 pm


A panel of experts will answer basic questions on energy audits, creating a carbon-cutting plan, easy projects to get started, what can be expected in the way of savings, and
how to participate in the 10% Challenge.

The panel will feature a number of model congregations
together with Jerry Lawson, National Manager of the
U.S. EPA's Energy Star Small Business & Congregations Network.

Space is limited, so register today at
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/351078952
 
 

 

 

 

Events


FREE WEATHERIZATION WORKSHOPS
Tuesday, August 31    6:00-7:30 pm
Thursday, September 9    12:30-2:00 pm
and another date to be determined
Piedmont Environmental Alliance
Winston-Salem and Lewisville

BILL McKIBBEN TO SPEAK
Wednesday, October 6 - 7:00 pm
Warren Wilson College Chapel
Asheville

NC COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
CRITICAL ISSUES SEMINAR:
LOVING GOD'S CREATION

Featuring IPL Founder
Rev. Canon Sally Bingham

Thursday, October 14
Congregational UCC
Greensboro

SUSTAINABILITY:
A MATTER OF FAITH

Sunday-Tuesday, October 17-19
Lansing Lee Conference
Kanuga Conference Center
Hendersonville

LESTER BROWN TO SPEAK
Thursday, November 11 - 7:00 pm
Warren Wilson College Chapel
Asheville

- Save the Date! -
2011 CARING FOR CREATION
CONFERENCE
Thursday, March 31 - Sunday, April 3
United Methodist Church - Southeast
Lake Junaluska Conference Center
Lake Junaluska

- Save the Date! -
8th ANNUAL
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE

Tuesday-Wednesday, April 26-27
North Carolina Energy Office
Jane S. McKimmon Center
N.C. State University - Raleigh

- Save the Date! -
2011 MORAVIAN CONFERENCE
ON ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1
 Laurel Ridge Conference Center
Laurel Springs


To submit an event to our
website calendar for approval,
please e-mail details to:
calendar@ncipl.org.

 

 

News & Opinion

CLIMATE SKEPTIC CHANGES TUNE
The Guardian
August 30, 2010

IN WEATHER CHAOS, A CASE
FOR GLOBAL WARMING

The New York Times
August 14, 2010

WIND VS. COAL:
THE FIGHT FOR A MOUNTAINTOP

The New York Times
August 14, 2010

RICHARD FIREMAN
WE OWE IT TO GRANDCHILDREN
TO REDUCE EMISSIONS

Asheville Citizen-Times
August 12, 2010

MALLORY McDUFF
EAT, PRAY, LOVE:
A NEW GREEN GOSPEL

USA Today
August 9, 2010

BILL McKIBBEN
CLIMATE CHANGE:
IT'S TIME TO TALK,
AND ACT, TOUGH

Los Angeles Times
August 4, 2010

CHARLOTTE WILL BE SITE
OF HEARING ON COAL ASH

Charlotte Observer
July 16, 2010

GREEN RELIGION MOVEMENT

The Huffington Post
July 8, 2010

IPL's SALLY BINGHAM
BP's GULF OIL SPILL IS A SIN
The Times-Picayune
July 7, 2010

BRITISH PANEL CLEARS
CLIMATE SCIENTISTS

New York Times
July 7, 2010

EPA ISSUES NEW RULES
FOR COAL PLANT POLLUTION

New York Times
July 6, 2010

OCEAN REPORT SEES BIG CHANGES
Raleigh News & Observer
July 4, 2010

DEVELOP RESPONSIBLE
WIND ENERGY POLICY IN N.C.

Asheville Citizen-Times
July 1, 2010

POLL FINDS SUPPORT FOR
WNC MOUNTAIN WIND TURBINES

Asheville Citizen-Times
June 29, 2010

AN EVANGELICAL CRUSADE
TO GO GREEN WITH GOD

National Public Radio
June 27, 2010

PROTEST FOCUSES
ON OFFSHORE DRILLING

Carteret County News-Times
June 27, 2010

DUKE SHOULD GIVE UP
NON-SUSTAINABLE COAL

Charlotte Observer
June 19, 2010

FAITHFUL FIND WAYS TO
RESPOND TO OIL SPILL

Raleigh News & Observer
June 17, 2010

WE CAN NO LONGER IGNORE
OUR ENERGY CRISIS

Asheville Citizen-Times
June 13, 2010

DUKE RETHINKING OPTIONS
ON USE OF MOUNTAINTOP COAL

Charlotte Observer
June 12, 2010

COAL ASH JEOPARDIZES
N.C. RESIDENTS' HEALTH

Independent Weekly
June 9, 2010

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO
ABOUT OUR LUST FOR OIL?

Durham Herald-Sun
June 5, 2010

SOJOURNER'S JIM WALLIS:
A TIME FOR MORAL RECKONING

The Huffington Post
June 3, 2010

GREENING THE FAITHFUL
by Rick Crume
Solar Today Magazine
(American Solar Energy Society)
May 2010

DON'T EVER
LET IT HAPPEN HERE

Raleigh News & Observer
May 28, 2010

THE MESSAGE FROM
THE GLACIERS

New York Review of Books
May 27, 2010

AL GORE:
THE CRISIS COMES ASHORE

The New Republic
May 8, 2010

PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW:
SINS AGAINST NATURE AND GOD

Huffington Post
May 7, 2010

HEALTH COSTS
OF GLOBAL WARMING

Charlotte Observer
May 6, 2010

BENEDICTINE NUNS, MORMONS
BUILD TO A HIGHER
(GREEN) STANDARD

GreenBiz.com
April 28, 2010

UMC BISHOPS DISCUSS
GOD'S CREATION

Durham Herald-Sun
April 26, 2010

ON EARTH DAY,
CLERGY URGED TO LEAD

News & Observer
April 23, 2010

55,000 CAROLINAS JOBS
FROM ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Charlotte Business Journal
April 13, 2010

N.C. IGNORES
COAL ASH THREAT

News & Observer
April 12, 2010

U.S. LIMITS ON GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS FROM CARS

New York Times
April 1, 2010

E.P.A. RULES TO LIMIT WATER
POLLUTION FROM MINING

New York Times
April 1, 2010

BIBLICAL PLAGUES REALLY
HAPPENED SAY SCIENTISTS

Telegraph - UK
March 27, 2010

CONSERVATIVE EVANGELICALS
EMBRACE GOD AND GREEN

Christian Science Monitor
March 25, 2010

SEA LEVEL AT N.C. COAST
COULD BE 7 FEET HIGHER

Greensboro News & Record
March 14, 2010

TOP CENSORED STORIES:
NUCLEAR WASTE POOLS IN NC

Project Censored
March 3, 2010

DARWIN FOES ADD
WARMING TO TARGETS

New York Times
March 3, 2010

CLIMATE CHANGE
GOES ON TRIAL

News & Observer
Bill McKibben
March 2, 2010

THOMAS FRIEDMAN:
HOW THE G.O.P. GOES GREEN

New York Times
February 28, 2010

AL GORE:
WE CAN'T WISH AWAY
CLIMATE CHANGE

New York Times
February 28, 2010

COAL ASH HAZARD IN NC

News & Observer
February 25, 2010

CORPS WANTS STUDY
OF DUKE'S WIND PROJECT
IN PAMLICO SOUND

Charlotte Observer
February 25, 2010

RELIGION REJUVENATES
ENVIRONMENTALISM

Miami Herald
February 18, 2010

MINISTER 
PREACHES
A GREEN MESSAGE

IPL Founder and President
Rev. Canon Sally Bingham
Wall Street Journal
January 27, 2010

THE CASE FOR
A CLIMATE BILL

The New York Times
January 23, 2010

POPE DENOUNCES FAILURE
ON CLIMATE TREATY

Associated Press
January 11, 2010

RELIGION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Dominique Browning - EDF
January 8, 2010

LEADING SCIENTISTS URGE BAN
ON MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL

Ecopolitology
January 7, 2010

UNITED METHODISTS
GOING GREEN

United Methodist News Service
January 6, 2010

POPE CALLS FOR ACTION
ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Associated Press
December 15, 2009

2000 - 2009:
THE WARMEST DECADE

World Meteorological Association
December 8, 2009

THE CLIMATE DENIAL INDUSTRY
The Guardian
December 7, 2009

EPA DECLARES GREENHOUSE
GASES A HEALTH THREAT

Triangle Business Journal
December 7, 2009

RELIGIOUS GROUPS ACTIVE
IN CLIMATE DEBATE

USA Today
December 6, 2009

PROGRESS ENERGY
GIVES UP ON COAL PLANTS

News & Observer
December 2, 2009

NEW REPORT:
COAL'S ASSAULT ON
HUMAN HEALTH

Physicians for Social Responsibility
November 2009

NEW STUDIES:
CURBING GLOBAL WARMING
SAVES LIVES

Associated Press
November 25, 2009

'A NEW DAY'
FOR POWER IN N.C.

Greensboro News-Record
November 22, 2009

NEW STUDY:
FASTER RISE IN GLOBAL TEMPS

The Independent (of London)
November 18, 2009

NEW BOOK:
EVANGELICALS AND
CLIMATE CHANGE

McClatchy News
November 6, 2009

LETTER TO U.S. SENATE
ON SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS

October 21, 2009

CLEANSING THE AIR AT THE
EXPENSE OF WATERWAYS

New York Times
October 12, 2009

N.C. DATA: TAINTED WATER
NEAR COAL-ASH PONDS

Charlotte  Observer
October 7, 2009

IMMEDIATE RISK
NEEDS OUR ATTENTION

Winston-Salem Journal
September 26, 2009

GLOBAL WARMING
AND FLOODING

Resource Media
September 23, 2009

BROAD COALITION FORMS
TO PRESS FOR CLIMATE ACTION

Facing South
September 10, 2009

GLOBAL WARMING:
COSTS OF INACTION

Union of Concerned Scientists
September 10, 2009

OFFSHORE WIND FARM
PLANNED BY CHAPEL HILL ENTREPRENUER

Charlotte Observer
September 6, 2009

CLIMATE CHANGE
THREATENS CROPS

The News & Observer
September 4, 2009

WARMING ARCTIC
SHOULD BE COOLING

Associated Press
September 3, 2009

HEAT WAVES &
GLOBAL WARMING

NWF Report
August 25, 2009

NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE
THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

CNA Corporation Report - 2007