By Jason Samenow via the Washington Post’s “Capital Weather Gang” blog. For the complete post click here. May 2011 to April 12 ranked as the warmest 12-month stretch over the U.S. since records began in 1895 (NOAA NCDC) As far back as records go (1895), never has the U.S. strung together 12 straight months warmer [...]
April 27, 2012 – 10:00 am
Prayed by Rev. Tom Are, Jr. on Earth Day, April 22, 2012, at Village Presbyterian Church Creator God and creating God and Lover of beauty: Before the world ever was, how is it that you imagined color? Reds and greens and blues and yellows of infinite shades. And before there were creatures, how is [...]
Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for allowing me to testify today. My name is Rabbi Moti Rieber, and I’m the Director of Kansas Interfaith Power & Light, a statewide nonprofit organization that engages faith communities in environmental stewardship and sustainable practices through the promotion of energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy. [...]
April 19, 2012 – 11:59 am
Today is Yom Ha’Shoah, the day on which the international Jewish community commemorates the destruction of 6,000,000 Jews, and virtually the entire, 900-year-old culture of European Jewry, by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. It is a somber day, obviously; commemorative ceremonies will include testimonies from witnesses and survivors, candlelighting ceremonies, readings, reflective music and [...]
April 10, 2012 – 11:43 am
Dear Friend – In the year since I became director of Kansas Interfaith Power & Light, I’ve seen again and again how people of faith are empowered and energized by their commitment to Creation, and how the moves they make toward greater efficiency and cleaner forms of energy are making a difference for their budgets [...]
If your church, synagogue or mosque costs more than it should to heat, cool and light, we might be able to help! Kansas IPL is administering a grant program to help fund energy efficiency upgrades for 15 houses of worship in Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson and Miami counties. Qualifying applicants will receive an energy efficiency audit [...]
March 23, 2012 – 11:01 am
Wichita Eagle, Thursday, March 22, 2012 To read original article click here. There’s an oil rush going on. Everyone seems to agree that the way to address high prices at the gas pump is by rapidly expanding domestic production. Large, new areas of land are opened up for production and exploration, and despite the recent [...]
March 16, 2012 – 11:04 am
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing (CRRM) has agreed to pay a civil penalty of more than $970,000 and invest more than $4.25 million on new pollution controls and $6.5 million in operating costs to resolve alleged violations of air, [...]
My name is Rabbi Moti Rieber, and I am the Director of Kansas Interfaith Power & Light, a statewide nonprofit organization that engages faith communities in environmental stewardship and sustainable practices through the promotion of energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy. I am submitting testimony in opposition to the amended version of HB 2446. [...]
Cool Harvest Village Presbyterian Church 6641 Mission Road | Prairie Village, Kansas 66208 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 6:30 – 8:00 pm Food connects us to some of the most important questions of our time. The food choices we make — individually and as a society — affect not only our health, but the health of [...]