Programs in response to global warming
PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS - promoting ethical and scientific understanding of global warming. Join us at our upcoming conference:
Save the Date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
5th Annual RI Interfaith Conference on Climate Change
Keynote: "Ethics and Global Warming," Prof. Roger Gottleib
New Location: Open Table of Christ Church, Providence
ACTION PROGRAMS - teaching how-to lower our collective carbon footprint, beginning with our houses of worship and spreading out throughout the community. Schedule a youth or adult program for your faith community and reducing your energy consumption today!
ADVOCACY - lobbying for national, regional and state-wide policies that will lower greenhouse gas emissions and help the poor adjust. Breaking News Analysis on RGGI Economic impact!
Call Us NOW: 401-261-3426
Email: info@riipl.org
RI IPL path to reducing your Carbon Footprint
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4 Areas to Take Action to Reduce our Carbon Footprint
- Energy conservation in buildings - the low hanging fruit
Step 2 - Measure and analyze Energy Usage to begin reducing usage (IPL's Cool Congregations Calculator or RI IPL's EPA Energy Star partnership)Step 3 - Track Energy Consumption & set Goals to Cut Usage Step 4 - Make the Building Envelope Energy Efficient.- Alternative energy generation
Work together to share costs of setting up an LLC to finance going 'green'- Transportation GHG reducation
- Carbon sequestration
Where US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Come From:
- 33% Transportation
- 28% Industrial
- 20% Residential
- 18% Commericial
Interfaith Power and Light National Cool Congregation Challenge
- Use this Cool Congregation Checklist to audit your building's energy use.
- Enter the National IPL 2011 Cool Congregation Contest by October 20, 2011 Prizes include a $1000 prize for top winners in each of 4 categories. Click the graphic to enter (link graphic to this URL http://interfaithpowerandlight.org/cool-congregations-challenge/) to join the CC Challenge!
STEPS TO REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
1. Where are we now? Take the 10 question RI Energy Survey for Religious Institutions now!
2. Start tracking energy consumption. RI IPL has a Partnership Agreement with EPA's Energy Star for Congregations so RI's faith community can share data. For info, click here.
3. Get support for your congregation's carbon reduction efforts. RI IPL programs include:
- congregational level fund raisers to go green
- youth engagement in learning about alternative energy and energy conservation
- adult presentations aimed on education, action and/or advocacy
- connecting your congregation with the others around RI & the USA.
