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GREEN MOUNTAINS, BLUE WATER:Earth Care News fromVermont Interfaith Power and Light (VTIPL)April 2015In this newsletter:Sandy Levine to Speak at All Souls, ShelburneCarbon Pollution Tax Educational ForumDivestment Events: Carbon Risk; Personal DivestmentCenter for Earth Ministry & Voices for the LakeChurches Called to Take Leadership on ClimateClimate Action Call from Anglican Bishops“Green the Church”: Mobilizing Black ChurchesPope Francis: Powerful Messenger for Climate ChangeCatholic Groups Urge Climate Deal This YearKatharine Hayhoe: Climate EvangelistOther ResourcesSANDY LEVINE to SPEAK at ALL SOULS, SHELBURNESandy Levine, Senior Attorney at Conservation Law Founda-tion, will give a homily at All Souls Interfaith Gathering’sEvenSong service in Shelburne, Sun., Apr. 19, 5 pm. She willspeak about climate change and empowering communities toadvocate for the environment and justice. More info at:CARBON POLLUTION TAX EDUCATIONAL FORUMJohanna Miller from VT Natural Resources Council and BenWalsh from VPIRG will lead this forum on Tuesday, Apr. 21,7 pm at Richmond Free Library’s Community Room. Comeand hear why a carbon pollution tax could make sense forVermont. VTIPL and Richmond Climate Action Committeeare sponsors. For more info, contact Betsy Hardy: info@vtipl.orgDIVESTMENT EVENTS: Carbon Risk; Personal Divestment-VT Carbon Risk Forum: 4/28, 6:30 – 8 pm, Unitarian Churchof Montpelier. Panel of experts will include Bill McKibben,Eric Becker of Clean Yield Asset Management, Matt Patskyof Trillium Asset Management, and Beth Sawin of ClimateInteractive. Kathy Blume moderates. RSVP here: https://350vt.nationbuilder.com/carbon_forum-Personal Divestment Seminar: 5/2, 3:30 – 5 pm, Main StreetLanding, Burlington. Learn about ins and outs of personaldivestment with a panel of experts including Dan Quinlan ofDivestor.org; Karin Chamberlain of Clean Yield; Harris Roenof The Roen Report; and Jake Ide of VT Community LoanFund. Q&A and refreshments follow. RSVP here: https://350vt.nationbuilder.com/personalCENTER for EARTH MINISTRY & VOICES for the LAKEThe Center for Earth Ministry, a part of All Souls InterfaithGathering in Shelburne, will be partnering with ECHO LakeAquarium over the next several years to cosponsor a gatheringof groups concerned with the welfare of Lake Champlain’swaters in a “Voices for the Lake” initiative. Groups involvedinclude farmers, recreation groups, and government agencies inVermont, New York, and Quebec. They hope to reach a sharedgoal, and to identify critical resources that will enable them tomove in a unified direction. This would be an example of twostates and two countries working together to find a solution to acritical environmental problem. For more information, contactThe Rev. Mary Abele: jubilate@allsoulsinterfaith.orgCHURCHES CALLED to TAKE LEADERSHIP on CLIMATEIn this article, Tim DeChristopher calls on churches to not justshow up for actions on climate change, but to take a leadershiprole and to “be faithful to what we love.” Here’s the link:CLIMATE ACTION CALL from ANGLICAN BISHOPSAnglican bishops from all six continents met recently in SouthAfrica and released this declaration, “The World Is Our Host: ACall to Urgent Action for Climate Justice.” Read it here:“GREEN the CHURCH”: Mobilizing Black ChurchesThe “Green the Church” movement includes a partnershipbetween Green For All, an environmental and justice organiza-tion, and the U.S. Green Building Council. It “aims to bringthe benefits of sustainability directly to black communities”and works with churches on renewable energy and energyefficiency projects. Through education and outreach to blackchurch-goers, it seeks to tap into the African-American church’spower as moral leader and a force for social change, and worksto mobilize them to take action on climate change. Read more:POPE FRANCIS: Powerful Messenger for Climate ChangePope Francis will soon release an encyclical, an importantchurch teaching, which will be focused on environmentalissues. It’s expected to influence public debate in a powerfulway. And the Pope, as messenger, will have a profound impact.CATHOLIC GROUPS URGE CLIMATE DEAL THIS YEARCatholic groups are urging world leaders to reach a climate dealin Paris this year. The groups launched a petition calling forlarge reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and helpingvulnerable communities prepare for global warming impacts.KATHARINE HAYHOE: Climate EvangelistA climate scientist’s short video (less than 3 min.) about thisimportant work from her Christian perspective.OTHER RESOURCES:-Good report from George Mason University Center for, andYale Project on, Climate Change Communication: www.climatechangecommunication.org/sites/default/files/reports/Global-Warming-Religion-March-2015.pdf-George Shultz OpEd: A Reagan Approach to Climate Change-Fossil fuels lost race: www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-14/fossil-fuels-just-lost-the-race-against-renewables-President Obama’s Pledge to Green Climate Fund:-Obama to Federal Agencies: Reduce Emissions 40% by 2025VTIPL educates people of faith and spirit about the climatecrisis and actions to care for Earth.Vermont Interfaith Power and LightP.O. Box 209, Richmond, VT 05477
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