Our mission is to work with faith communities in North Carolina to address the causes and consequences of global climate change, and offer practical solutions, through education, outreach and public policy advocacy.

To commemorate NCIPL's 11th Anniversary
our Fall Appeal was launched on 11.11.11!

Send "A Season of Celebration" E-Card
with the original artwork below
when you Make a Donation!

Special Offer!

Donors of $100 and above, whether an individual
or a congregation, can request a free copy of
Love God, Heal Earth by The Rev. Canon Sally Bingham, president of the national IPL campaign.

Donors of $250 and above, will receive a signed & numbered print of "A Season of Celebration"s artwork!

NC IPL in the News

Dr. Richard Fireman is interviewed about Solar Success in Asheville. Creative financing helps First Congregational UCC go solar.

NC IPL Director, Dr. Kathy Shea, recognized by North Carolina Medical Journal.

NC IPL was featured in The North Carolina Disciple, a quarterly publication of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Click here to read the article, written by Dr. Carl Sigel, Chair of our Steering Committee.

Click here to read article on public hearing on offshore energy

Click here to listen to Dr. Richard Fireman's recent radio interview

Click here to read article on Preach-In events in Orange and Durham Counties

EARTH SABBATH CELEBRATIONS
Sponsored by
NC Interfaith Power & Light
and
Community United Church of Christ

Every 4th Tuesday in 2011

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Community United Church of Christ
814 Dixie Trail - Raleigh

Click here for an event flyer.
Please post it on your
congregation's activity board.

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

Announcing our new
Renewable Energy
Information Clearing House

Go to "What We Do" and check it out!

Would you like to
VOLUNTEER with us?

We are currently have 4 volunteer opportunities:

1. Joining our Energy Audit interview Team. See complete posting at: http://bit.ly/NCIPLvolunteer.

2. Becoming a volunteer Energy Auditor (must have professional or academic experience).

3. Being an Earth Sabbath Celebration Initiator (starting an NCIPL Earth Sabbath Celebration in your area).

4. Joining our preweatherization team. Click here for more details.

Interested? Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, at volunteers@ncipl.org.

NCIPL Director chats with Bishop Curry

Listen as Episcopal Bishop of Raleigh talks with Kathy Shea, director of NC IPL, about how faith communities can make a difference on climate change, and with Carl Sigel, chair of NC IPL Steering Committee, about his work with the Interfaith Food Shuttle.

There's a food revolution going on!
Beginning with an increased interest in organic food, it now encompasses everything from sustainable agriculture, family farming and community gardens to the "eat local" movement.

The national Interfaith Power & Light campaign
has launched a new food program.
Click here to visit the website.

Calculate your Congregation's Carbon Footprint

Use our Cool Congregations Calculator to estimate your congregation’s carbon footprint. It offers a snapshot of your carbon footprint, allowing you to look at the best places to lower your footprint and become more energy smart.

Click here to visit the Cool Congregations website.

Events

Free Informational Event
LAND OWNERS INVITED
TO LEARN ABOUT FRACKING
January 30, 2012, 6-8pm
Durham, NC

Offshore Wind in North Carolina Forum
FIRST IN FLIGHT; FIRST IN WIND
February 7, 2012, 7-9pm

Register NOW
2012 NATIONAL PREACH-IN
February 10-12, 2012

Asheville Earth Sabbath Celebration
St. Mary's Episcopal, 337 Charlotte St.
February 27, 7-8:30pm

Raleigh Earth Sabbath Celebration
Community UCC, 814 Dixie Trail.
February 28, 7-8:30pm

Durham Earth Sabbath Celebration
Durham Friends Meeting, 404 Alexander Avenue
March 6, 7-8:30pm

Chapel Hill Earth Sabbath Celebration
Community UCC, 1321 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
March 13, 7-8:30pm

Save the Date
SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL
WIND CONFERENCE
March 8-9, 2012
Charlotte Convention Center

Register now
CARING FOR CREATION 2012
Lake Junaluska
March 14-18, 2012

Register Now
9th ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY CONFERENCE
April 19-20, 2012
McKimmon Center, Raleigh

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

News & Opinion

SOLAR ENERGY PLANT
UNDERWAY
Raleigh News & Observer
February 3, 2012

CHECK WITH CLIMATE
SCIENTISTS FOR VIEW
ON CLIMATE
Wall Street Journal
February 2, 2012

CHARLOTTE TO HOST
WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE
Charlotte Observer
January 31, 2012

METALS FOUND IN WATER
AT COAL PLANTS
Charlotte Observer
January 24, 2012

ASHEVILLE'S LED STREETLIGHTS
Mountain Express
January 23, 2012

U.S. TO OPEN NEW AREAS
TO OFF-SHORE DRILLING
New York Times
November 8, 2011

MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL
DIGGING INTO COMMUNITY
HEALTH CONCERNS
Environmental Health Perspectives
November, 2011

RAIN GARDENS DEAL
WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Winston-Salem Journal
Oct 13, 2011

SHOE SHOW PLANS
$12.5 MILLION SOLAR FARM
The Business Journal
Aug 19, 2011

FRACKING: PROMISE--AND PERIL
The Pilot
August 6, 2011

COMING TOGETHER TO PRAY,
AND ALSO TO FIND REDUCED-RATE
ENERGY DEALS
New York Times
July 30, 2011

NCSU TAKES LEADING ROLL IN
DEVELOPING SMART GRID
Raleigh News & Observer
June 20, 2011

CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSING LONGER
POLLEN SEASONS IN MID-LATITUDES
Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences

GERMANY DECIDES TO ABANDON
NUCLEAR POWER BY 2022
Charlotte News & Observer
May 30, 2011

56 FAITH ORGANIZATIONS
TELL U.S. SENATE TO SAVE
THE CLEAN AIR ACT
SustainableBusiness.com
November 24, 2010

AS GLACIERS MELT,
SCIENCE SEEKS DATA
ON RISING SEAS
New York Times
November 13, 2010

A POPE
OF CLIMATE DENIAL
Facing South
October 26, 2010

COAL ASH IN WATER
WORRIES OFFICIALS
Charlotte Observer
October 19, 2010

CLIMATE SKEPTICS
EMBRACE CLEANER ENERGY
The New York Times
October 18. 2010

SOLAR FARM AT SAS
GROWS MEGAWATTS
AND WELL-FED SHEEP
Raleigh News & Observer
October 11, 2010

AS THE WORLD BURNS
The New Yorker Magazine
October 11, 2010

SOLAR POWER PLANTS
TO RISE ON U.S. LAND
New York Times
October 5, 2010

PENNY HOOPER
WE CAN'T GAMBLE
WITH GROUNDWATER
Star News
September 16, 2010

COAL-ASH HEARING
ATTRACTS HUNDREDS
Charlotte Observer
September 15, 2010

CLIMATE SKEPTIC CHANGES TUNE
The Guardian
August 30, 2010

BARRIER ISLANDS AND
SEA-LEVEL RISE
Raleigh News & Observer
August 23, 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