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COOL CONGREGATIONS WORKSHOPS PLANNED IN CEDAR FALLS, IOWA CITY, AND CEDAR RAPIDS – PARTICIPANTS SOUGHT
INTERFAITH CLIMATE AND ENERGY CAMPAIGN SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
SIX NEW CONGREGATIONS JOIN IIP&L AS INAUGURAL MEMBERS
SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED JOINTLY
IOWA ENERGY POSTER CONTEST DRAWS NEAR
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING IOWA INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT
INDIA LEADS THE PACK IN CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
OCEANS GIVE "SNEAK PEAK" OF GLOBAL WARMING RESPONSE
BANGLADESH SUFFERS FROM RICH WORLD'S EMISSIONS
CATHOLIC BISHOPS CREATE CLIMATE CHANGE WEBSITE
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COOL CONGREGATIONS WORKSHOPS PLANNED IN CEDAR FALLS, IOWA CITY, AND CEDAR RAPIDS – PARTICIPANTS SOUGHT
Iowa Interfaith Power & Light will conduct "Cool Congregations" workshops around the state this winter and are currently planned in Cedar Falls, Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids. Hosts for these workshops are Trinity Episcopal Church, Iowa City, Jan. 20 (contact Bob Sessions, bsessio@kirkwood.cc.ia.us); Christ Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, Feb. 17, (robbinse1@msn.com); and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Cedar Falls, Jan. 13 (contact Sara Webb, sarahwebb@cfu.net). All area congregations are invited to participate in these three workshops. Find out more by contacting the individuals listed.
"Cool Congregations" will also be conducted as part of gathering of the Southeastern Iowa Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Cedar Rapids, March 10.
Participants in "Cool Congregations" workshops learn how to organize a stewardship program in their own congregation where congregants can pledge energy efficiency, save money and prevent global warming pollution. There is no charge for this workshop.
Additional congregational sites are sought. Available dates are February 3,17; March 3,17,24,31. Contact Tim Kautza ncrlctk@mchsi.com; 515.270.2634 if your congregation would like to host this 3-hour workshop.
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INTERFAITH CLIMATE AND ENERGY CAMPAIGN SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
Iowa Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign will be training volunteers who wish to help raise awareness of the moral implications of global warming and resulting climate change. Workshops will be conducted in January via the Iowa Communications Network to help individuals learn how to conduct simple 60 – 90 minute introductory gatherings with congregations, to write effective "letters to the editor" and op-eds for distribution to local newspapers and religious media, and to communicate with legislators. To find out more, contact Tim Kautza 515.270.2634; ncrlctk@mchsi.com.
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SIX NEW CONGREGATIONS JOIN IIP&L AS INAUGURAL MEMBERS
Six new congregations have joined IIP&L in recent weeks bringing the total to 10 congregations and 36 individuals. New congregational members are Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Waterloo; St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, West Des Moines; Congregation of the Humility of Mary, Davenport; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Des Moines; Christ Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids; Grace Lutheran Church, Davenport; and St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Hanover. To view the
complete list of IIP&L members, visit www.ncrlc.com/IIPandL-webpage.html
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SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED JOINTLY
More than 100 clergy, staff, and parishioners from more than 20 parishes attended two workshops "Climate Change, Energy and Justice: A Catholic Approach" Nov. 30 at Sacred Heart Church, West Des Moines. The workshop was sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign, and Iowa Interfaith Power & Light. IICEC and IIP&L are willing to conduct awareness raising global warming workshops with individual congregations and groups of congregations throughout the state at no charge.. Notify Tim Kautza, ncrlctk@mchsi.com, 515.270.2634.
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IOWA ENERGY POSTER CONTEST DRAWS NEAR
A reminder that the deadline for entries to the Iowa Energy Poster Contest is March 1, 2007. For more details, see the Nov. 17 bulletin either at the Iowa Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign website www.ncrlc.com/IICEC.html, the Iowa Interfaith Power & Light website www.ncrlc.com/IIPandL-webpage.html, or www.uni.edu/ceee/postercontest.
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING IOWA INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT
Thank you! Membership in IIP&L is steadily growing. If you are not a member of IIPL&L at this time, we ask you to consider joining us at a contribution level you think is appropriate. Contributions can be sent and made payable to IIP&L, 4625 Beaver Ave., Des Moines, IA 50310-2145. For more about congregational membership, visit www.ncrlc.com/1-pfd-files/IIPL_Brochure_final.pdf Your support is greatly appreciated and will put to good use.
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INDIA LEADS THE PACK IN CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
India is taking more steps than most to put in place measures to offset effects of global warming, the World Bank said last week. India already has launched development programs designed to improve the country's ability to deal with weather conditions and poverty and to better tackle water management issues. The Indian subcontinent in the future is likely to face more frequent and more severe natural disasters, more disease, and poor crop yields as a result of climate change. www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL310961.htm
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OCEANS GIVE "SNEAK PEAK" OF GLOBAL WARMING RESPONSE
Decreases in the production of phytoplankton, a microscopic plant life that marks the start of the food chain for zooplankton and marine animals, due to warmer weather indicate how the world's oceans will respond to global warming in the coming decades, says a study published Thursday that analyzes new NASA satellite data. Scientists warn that small changes low on the food chain can significantly impact species higher up the chain. http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type
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BANGLADESH SUFFERS FROM RICH WORLD'S EMISSIONS
Bangladesh already is starting to feel the effects of climate change caused mainly by pollution from industrialized nations, and scientists say it is only going to get worse with more severe flooding and droughts. The rich and poor worlds need to make a deal with each other, with poor countries better helping their people to adapt to climate change and rich countries doing more to rein in emissions. www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1965820,00.html
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CATHOLIC BISHOPS CREATE CLIMATE CHANGE WEBSITE
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have created a new website to address global climate change "Faithful Stewards of God's Creation: A Catholic Resource for Environmental Justice and Climate Change" at www.usccb.org/sdwp/ejp/climate The new website includes a compilation of Church teaching on environmental justice and climate change and other educational resources for parishes.