VT Interfaith Power and Light newsletter

In this newsletter:
Last Call to Register for VECAN conference
Gas Pipeline- Public Service Board Hearings
Creating a Culture of Clean Water
Merchants of Doubt Documentary
Paris Climate Talks: A Prayer and Blogs
Jobs, Justice, Climate Rally in Boston: Dec. 12
Climate Deal is Best Hope for Peace
USCCB Leader Signs Onto Climate Appeal
Pope Francis: Changing the Climate Conversation
Getting to Yes: Kathryn Blume’s VPR Commentary
Carbon Pollution Tax: Vermonters Urge Support
Other States Considering Tax on Carbon
More Resources
Giving Tuesday – Please consider a gift to VTIPL
LAST CALL to REGISTER for VECAN CONFERENCE
VT Energy and Climate Action Network’s annual conference is
this Saturday, December 5 at Lake Morey Inn in Fairlee. If
you haven’t registered yet, do it now! Register and find out more
GAS PIPELINE- PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD HEARINGS
The Public Service Board had a technical hearing on Dec. 1 and
has 3 more hearings on December 2, 9 & 10 about the natural
gas pipeline in Chittenden and Addison Counties. For more
CREATING a CULTURE of CLEAN WATER
At VTIPL’s conference on October 17, Barry Lampke was a
leader of one of the workshops. He gave a presentation on
Lake Champlain and now has written an article about the
lake and the workshop which is posted on VTIPL’s website.
MERCHANTS of DOUBT DOCUMENTARY
VTIPL has a DVD of “Merchants of Doubt” with the public
screening rights. If your congregation would like to have a
showing, please contact VTIPL: info@vtipl.org
Watch the trailer and find out more at this website:
PARIS CLIMATE TALKS: A Prayer and Blogs
A Texas Interfaith Power and Light colleague, Yaira Robinson,
has written a prayer for the Paris talks. Yaira is in Paris with
her colleague, Bee. They have a blog, “Boots and Berets”, to
tell about their experiences. Links to the prayer and blog
Also, Sally Bingham and Susan Stephenson, Founder and
Exec. Director of Interfaith Power and Light, respectively, will
be in Paris next week. You can find out more about what’s
happening around the climate talks in Paris in the IPL blog:
JOBS, JUSTICE, CLIMATE RALLY in BOSTON: Dec. 12
350 Vermont has many buses going to this rally – leaving
from Burlington, Montpelier, Upper Valley, and Brattleboro.
Purchase tickets by Dec. 5. Go to the 350 Vermont website
for tickets and more info: www.350vermont.org
CLIMATE DEAL is BEST HOPE for PEACE
Naomi Klein and Jason Box make the case in their New Yorker
USCCB LEADER SIGNS ONTO CLIMATE APPEAL
The Most Reverend Joseph Kurtz, US Conference of Catholic
Bishops’ President, signed onto the church’s episcopal climate
appeal saying he was happy to sign onto the “Appeal to the
COP 21 Negotiating Parties” and hoped it would encourage US
POPE FRANCIS: Changing the Climate Conversation
In his Forbes article, Marshall Shepherd cites a study by Yale
and George Mason University’s Project on Climate Change
Communication which tracked the views of Americans in
general and faith community members in particular regarding
their concern about climate change and found there’s increased
concern since the release of the Pope’s encyclical in June.
GETTING to YES: Kathryn Blume’s VPR Commentary
Kathy Blume talks about moving beyond a carbon economy and
getting to “yes” on climate change solutions in this commentary
CARBON POLLUTION TAX: Vermonters urge support
As the climate negotiations started in Paris, Vermont activists
had a press conference in Montpelier and delivered over 25,000
postcards and petitions in support of a carbon pollution tax to
Vermont legislators. VTIPL’s Secretary, Rev. Dick Hibbert,
was one of the speakers at this Montpelier event.
OTHER STATES CONSIDERING TAX on CARBON
In Washington State, a petition is circulating which could put
a carbon tax on the ballot. Carbon Washington, a grassroots
carbon tax campaign, already has more than enough signatures.
The Massachusetts legislature is also considering a bill. Read
MORE RESOURCES:
Citing Climate Change, Obama Rejects Construction of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline:
Northern Gateway pipeline believed dead as Canada moves to ban oil tankers off B.C. Coast
VTIPL educates people of faith and spirit about the climate
crisis and actions to care for Earth.
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