February 1, 2012 – 12:34 pm
The Sunflower coal plant expansion in the southwestern town of Holcomb, KS, has been a controversial issue for years now. In fact, it was one of the first issues that Kansas IPL worked on back in 2008/2009. Yesterday an important decision was announced in the ongoing litigation on this issue – and it was good [...]
January 24, 2012 – 10:19 pm
Kansas Interfaith Power & Light is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $65,000 grant to perform energy-efficiency upgrades in 15 houses of worship in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The program, called “Energy Stewardship for Houses of Worship,” will be administered between March and November, 2012. The grant, from the Mid-America Regional [...]
January 18, 2012 – 6:34 pm
For more information or comment contact Kansas IPL Director Rabbi Moti Rieber at rebmoti(at)kansasipl.org, or (913) 232-2336 Lawrence, KS, January 18, 2012 — Kansas Interfaith Power & Light (Kansas IPL) joins with faith and environmental groups all over the nation in voicing support for President Obama’s decision today to deny permission for the construction of [...]
December 16, 2011 – 11:52 am
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., December 21, 2011 — The EPA has just announced that the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards have been finalized. What follows is the reaction of Interfaith Power & Light’s President, The Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham: “This is good news for the religious community across America. The finalization of the Mercury and [...]
December 16, 2011 – 11:33 am
This year’s National Preach-In on Global Warming will be over Valentine’s Day weekend, February 10-12, 2012. Clergy of all religions, lay leaders, and green team members from across the country are invited to participate, and when you sign up to preach, teach, or host an event, we’ll make a variety of support resources available in [...]
December 1, 2011 – 3:22 pm
The 17th-annual UN climate conference begins this week. What can we expect? By Kate Sheppard / Mother Jones What a difference two years makes. Heading into the 15th Conference of the Parties, the annual United Nations confab on climate change, hopes were high in Copenhagen, Denmark, that world leaders would hash out a new international [...]
December 1, 2011 – 3:19 pm
Concerned Congregations Gather to Decry Oil Pipeline by Catherine Woodiwiss | November 16, 2011 / Center for American Progress A small tinfoil dove on a wooden pole waved above the orange safety jackets, snappy signs, and a mock pipeline carried by thousands of demonstrators encircling the White House on November 6. Meanwhile, a group of [...]