Love God Heal Earth by the Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham
Foremost religious leaders from diverse faith communities respond to the most controversial question of our time: Can we save the earth? The answer could hinge on the phenomenon of the fast-growing interfaith religious environmental movement.
Love God Heal Earth"Love God, Heal Earth is a historically important contribution. Its authors of diverse faiths recognize that protecting the planet and all of life is a transcendent responsibility - for both the scientists who study it and those of religious faith who are able to express its spiritual importance." --E.O. Wilson, Harvard biologist and naturalist, author of The Creation: an Appeal to Save Life on Earth
"Love God, Heal Earth features some of the clearest and most compelling voices in the emerging creation care movement--a unifying and rallying point for people of faith from across diverse traditions." --Jim Wallis, President of Sojourners, author of The Great Awakening.
An Earth Day Sermon, by Steven Whitney
Texts: Genesis 2:15, 9:8-11 and Job 12:10, 38:1-7Looks at creation "as a manifestation of God in our midst." This sermon serves as an example of one person's look at the role of humanity within this broader creation.
The Comforting Whirlwind, by Bill McKibben
Text: Job 38-39
A powerful sermon that looks at the grandeur of creation, humanity's rightful place within it, andcurrently how we are going beyond this place and beyond the capacity of Earth to support us. It places particular emphasis on the crisis of global warming.
Earth Sunday
The Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham
Grace Cathedral
"Christ in All Things," by Rev. Nancy G. Wright
Text: Colossians 1:15-20
Explores the belief that God, in Christ, is holding the world together. This belief teaches us several things about how we are to live in relationship with God and with the rest of creation.
Dr. Hamid Mavani
Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California
Temple Beth El, Berkeley
The above video is a trailer for the 2008 film Fighting Goliath. IPL congregations across the country are screening Fighting Goliath, a film about the successful grassroots efforts opposing the construction of 19 Texas coal plants in 2007.
IPL is offering a free DVD to your congregation for hosting a screening! This DVD contains exclusive additional material for faith communities. Contact your state IPL representative to find out if there is a screening near you. Host a screening.
Preaching for the Planet: Interfaith Messages on Global Warming
The above video is a trailer for the film available in DVD format (approx. 25 min.), available for a suggested donation of $15. The film includes full sermonettes from the Rev. Canon Sally Bingham, Linda Cutts (Senior Dharma Teacher), Rev. Stephen A Privett, S.J., Imam M. A. Azeez, and Rabbi Melanie Aron. Order the film.
Lighten Up!: A Religious Response to Global Warming
The above video is a trailer for our award winning film,which helps explain the complex issue of global climate change and offers ideas on what each of us can do to help. The video is available in DVD and VHS formats with a suggested donation of $15. Order the film.
Renewal
The above video is a trailer for Renewal, a collection of inspiring stories profiling organizations that make up the growing movement within the faith community to protect life on our planet and reverse the damage that humans have done to the environment. Two chapters feature IPL. Order a DVD of the film at RenewalProject.net.
Claiming Earth as Common Groundby Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener gathers insights from ecology coalitions, emerging theologies, and spiritual and environmental activists to rally and inspire us to work across denominational lines in order to fulfill our sacred imperative to care for God’s creation. Cohen-Kiener and contributors clearly outline the shared values of our faith traditions that drive our commitment to care for the earth. Acknowledging the challenges in working together to implement positive change, they present steps—both big and small, for individuals and groups—for reversing our direction from consumption to sustainability.
The Land of Curiositiesby Deanna Neil is the first tale in a series of highly-acclaimed eco-adventures that explore themes like the relationship between faith and ecology. This is a great gift to teach environmental history and promote eco-values for young readers. Join the Clifton family as they explore Yellowstone the year that it is declared the world’s first national park. In their first adventure, James and Alice must ultimately learn to protect each other and the environment as they uncover the evil plot of Billy “Bloody” Knuckles. Click here to order. Interfaith Power and Light gets $5 for each purchase through this site. Be sure and type "Interfaith Power and Light" in the designated field during the purchase process.
Energy Savings For The Novice by Dennis Fijalkowski and Mary Steele. Saving energy can be fun! Make it a family activity! Teach your children and grandchildren the value of saving money and protecting the planet. You will find as your energy saving activities increase so does your wealth. Use this newly created wealth to fund other things such as vacations, college education or energy saving home improvements. “Energy Savings” reveals how enlightened Americans are taking steps to reduce their dependence on petroleum. Additional ways to conserve energy include personal transportation, water conservation, landscaping to save energy and energy sources for the future.
Visit ShopIPL.org. Interfaith Power & Light is partnering with Energy Federation Incorporated (EFI) to offer high-quality, affordable energy-efficient products. Many products are offered with quantity discounts, allowing participating congregations to easily order products at competitive wholesale prices. In addition, congregations and their members can get 10% off all prices by entering a special promotion code "shopipl". A portion of your purchase will support your state's Interfaith Power & Light organization.
http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/main.html
The Forum on Religion and Ecology is the largest international multireligious project of its kind. With its conferences, publications, and website it is engaged in exploring religious worldviews, texts, and ethics in order to broaden understanding of the complex nature of current environmental concerns.
www.nccecojustice.org
Eco-Justice Working Group, the National Council of Churches has been providing an opportunity for the national bodies of member Protestant and Orthodox denominations to work together to protect and restore God's Creation. A major task of our environmental ministry is to provide program ideas and resources to help congregations as they engage in environmental justice.
www.creationcare.org
Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) is a unique evangelical ministry whose purpose is to "declare the Lordship of Christ over all creation" (Col. 1:15-20). EEN was formed because we recognize many "environmental" problems are fundamentally spiritual problems.
www.gis.net/~rwe
Religious Witness for the Earth (RWE) is a national interfaith network dedicated to public witness in defense of Creation. Seeing climate change and environmental devastation as issues of justice, RWE invokes the loving spirit, selfless courage, and moral authority of the civil rights movement.
www.bpf.org
Buddhist Peace Fellowship's open-hearted engagement with the world is expressed through expanding programs in the United States and Asia. Through BPF, Buddhists of many different traditions are developing individual and group responses to socially conditioned suffering.
http://www.earthministry.org
Helping individuals and congregations connect Christian faith with care for the earth.
http://www.nrpe.org
The National Religious Partnership for the Environment is a formal alliance of major faith groups and denominations across the spectrum of Jewish and Christian communities and organizations in the United States.
www.thewitness.org
The Witness is the only publication aimed at Episcopalians and the Anglican Communion that embraces -- without equivocation -- the liberation perspective that flows from the very core of Christian belief and values. We side with Jesus' radical claim that every person, every creature, every part of creation belongs to God and deserves the deepest respect and care.
www.uuaspp.org
The Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth promotes respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are apart.
www.greeningspirit.ca
Greeningspirit.ca is a gathering place for Anglicans of British Columbia and the Yukon, Canada, who share a passion for the stewardship of creation and are prepared to pledge action.
www.energystar.gov/congregations
EPA Energy Star Congregations. The ENERGY STAR label stands for energy efficiency, which can support your congregation's concern for financial and environmental stewardship. EPA can assist your congregation in making decisions on your facilities and equipment that save money and prevent pollution.
www.ipcc.ch
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC is the most authoritative source for statistics and figures on climate change. Visit this site to view the latest assessment reports, press releases, and graphics.
yosemite.epa.gov
The United States Environmental Protection Agency's global warming site is a great place to begin investigating how your area will be affected by climate change. Included are sections on sea-level rise, the impacts of warming on health, and things you can do to help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Log on here to read scientists' replies to questions that are commonly asked of climate experts.
www.eren.doe.gov
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (US Dept. of Energy). A gateway to hundreds of Web sites and thousands of online documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
www.eren.doe.gov/greenpower
The Green Power Network (GPN) of the US Dept. of Energy provides news and information on green power markets and related activities.
www.savepower.lbl.gov
Cut 20% on your home electricity consumption. This 20% solution web site identifies energy efficiency measures and their predicted percentage savings to help you save energy.
www.emissionsolutions.biz
Learn how to become climate neutral with eMission Solutions and Green Mountain Energy.
www.nativeenergy.com
The Regeneration Project partners with Native Energy to enable people of faith to do their part to forestall global warming and climate change.
www.terrapass.com
TerraPass is the market leader in the U.S. in providing carbon offsets for consumers. TerraPass enables individuals to offset their CO2 emissions from driving, flying, and home use by supporting carbon reduction projects such as wind farms, methane digesters, and energy efficiency initiatives. TerraPass has tapped into the growing desire among people to participate in solutions to global warming -- independent of government action. Already, individuals have offset 150 million pounds of CO2 by buying TerraPasses for their cars, and in a new partnership with Expedia.com up to 1,000 people per week have bought carbon offsets through TerraPass after they purchase their airplane tickets.
http://hes.lbl.gov
Home Energy Save - a web-based home energy audit tool.
http://dsireusa.org
The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy.
www.awea.org
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has advocated the development of wind energy as a reliable, environmentally superior energy alternative in the United States and around the world.
www.ases.org
The American Solar Energy Society is a national organization dedicated to advancing the use of solar energy for the benefit of U.S. citizens and the global environment. ASES promotes the widespread near- and long-term use of solar energy.
www.usgbc.org
The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
www.green-e.org
The Green-e Renewable Electricity Certification Program is administered by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions. Green-e provides an easy way for consumers to quickly identify environmentally superior electricity products in competitive markets.
www.eren.doe.gov
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (US Dept. of Energy). A gateway to hundreds of Web sites and thousands of online documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
www.solaraccess.com
Renewable EnergyAccess.com was started by a group of Renewable Energy professionals with this passion and the desire to create a long term sustainable business. We have created perhaps the single most recognized and trusted source for Renewable Energy News and Information on the Internet.
www.resource-solutions.org
The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), based in San Francisco, brings together diverse interests to implement practical resource solutions. Our national and international programs promote clean and efficient energy use, encourage sustainable economic growth, and help preserve the environment for present and future generations.
www.rmi.org
Rocky Mountain Institute is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining. We do this by inspiring business, civil society, and government to design integrative solutions that create true wealth.
www.ed.org
Environmental Defense is fighting to protect human health, restore our oceans and ecosystems, and curb global warming.
www.ucsusa.org
Union of Concerned Scientists is an independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.
