Iowa Interfaith Power & Light (IIP&L) is a joint initiative of the Muslim, Christian, Jewish and other faith communities to mitigate global climate change in order to protect God’s sacred creation and safeguard public health. IIP&L helps individual congregations (churches, synagogues, mosques, centers) reduce fossil fuel use, improve energy efficiency, and reduce overall energy use. IIP&L facilitates this by helping congregations ...
 Conduct energy audits.
Assess solar and/or wind generation opportunities.
Learn more about global climate change and sustainable, renewable energy systems
Locate savings on the purchase of efficient and energy saving products.
Stay up-to-date about global climate change and the best informational resources and technologies, installers, etc. through an electronic newsletter. To receive the newsletter, contact ncrlctk@mchsi.com
Locate technical support to help with decision making.
Find sources of green power.
Interfaith Global Warming Policy Vision, Principles and Recommendations -- A guide for people of faith to use when communicating with Congressional representatives
Your congregation can become an Inaugural Member of Iowa Interfaith Power & Light.
Click here to download a descriptive brochure to present to your congregation’s leaders.
Join these members of Iowa Interfaith Power & Light. Click here to view a list of members.
Steering Committee
Energy Guide for Congregations
What’s New?
Cool Congregations workshops help congregations and families reduce their contributions to global warming in fun and money saving ways. Click here to find out where they're being held and how to host one.
"The Episcopal Diocese of Iowa approved during its Nov. 10-11, 2006 convention a resolution on global warming and Iowa Interfaith Power and Light. Click here to read the resolution."
Des Moines Register Editorial, Washington should take cue from green Iowa, Sept. 11, 2006 "Something is stirring in this country, and it's stirring at the grass roots, ... in the faith community ... the awakening response to global warming ... the moral imperative to care for the Earth."
IIP&L Co-sponsors "Re-Energize America" Town Hall Meeting, Des Moines
News release
Presentation by Alan Scarfe, Bishop in the Episopal Diocese of Iowa
IIP&L Joins Iowa Public Interest Research Group in Release of Global
Warming Study June 20
 Statement by IIP&L Coordinator Tim Kautza
News Release
Electronic Bulletin
Stay up-to-date about global climate change and receive information about energy efficiency, energy conservation and alternative energy source resources and technologies, installers, etc. in Iowa. Sign up for the Iowa Interfaith Climate and Energy Bulletin by contacting ncrlctk@mchsi.com. See below to view recent issues.
View recent issues of the Iowa Interfaith Climate and Energy Bulletin
April 19, 2007
March 29, 2007
March 2, 2007
February 20, 2007
February 13, 2007
February 2, 2007
January 8, 2007
December 11, 2006
November 17, 2006
October 25, 2006
October 20, 2006
September 15, 2006
September 8, 2006
August 11, 2006
August 4, 2006
July 14, 2006
June 21, 2006
May 12, 2006
May 5, 2006
April 27, 2006
March 20, 2006
March 7, 2006
February 27, 2006
February 6, 2006
The Great Warming -- "the best film about global warming ever produced" is now being shown in select Iowa locations. Narrated by Alanis Morissette and Keanu Reeves, The Great Warming reveals how a changing climate is affecting the lives of people around the world and documents the emerging voice of America’s religious community urging action.
Iowa’s Sustainable Energy Charter: An Interfaith Citizen Initiative
If you haven't already done so, please review and consider signing-on to Iowa's Sustainable Energy Charter: An Interfaith Citizen Initiative at www.ncrlc.com/IICEC-webpages/iicec-web02.html Ask your friends to join you!
Iowa’s Weatherization Challenge
Churches, mosques and synagogues are encouraged to participate in Iowa's Weatherization Challenge, visit www.state.ia.us/government/com/util/IWC.html
Find Out More
For more about Iowa Interfaith Power & Light, contact IIP&L Coordinator Tim Kautza at 515.270.2634 or ncrlctk@mchsi.com.
To learn more about Iowa Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign, visit www.ncrlc.com/IICEC.html
To learn more about Interfaith Power & Light nationally, visit www.theregenerationproject.org
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