Cool Harvest

Latest IPL News

• Tennessean: How places of worship can improve their environmental impact
  Holly Meyer, Oct. 12, 2017 New LED lights now brighten the parking lot at Blakemore United Methodist Church, furthering the Nashville church’s efforts to reduce its impact on the environment. That work, including lowering the church’s energy consumption, is driven by Christian beliefs that lay out the responsibility to care for the Earth, said Cavit […]
• Interfaith Group Addresses Climate Change
  10/04/2017 by Brad Rich Not that long ago, chances are pretty good Interfaith Power & Light (IP&L) was not a household name in many homes in North Carolina. The organization began in 1998 with Episcopal Power & Light and the support of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. It was, according to the website, “a unique […]
• How an Iowa Catholic Church is Staying Cool With The Sun
  By: Stephen Bybee | sbybee@newzgroup.com At St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Norwalk, Iowa, the hot sun of an Iowa summer is now being used to cool the congregation.  Responding to Pope Francis’ 2015 environmental encyclical, calling on the faithful to be better stewards of the earth’s environment, St. John parishioner and solar developer Terry […]
• High Country News: Religious communities are taking on climate change
  Churches that have long played a role in social justice are stepping up. Sarah Tory Sept. 18, 2017 Before Pastor Jim Therrien, 49, moved to New Mexico, he rarely thought about environmental issues. Back in Kansas, where he was born and raised, the grass outside his home was always green, and though the state had […]
• Bethesda Magazine: Businesses, School, Individual Chosen for Bethesda Magazine Green Awards
  Winners to be honored at Bethesda Green Gala on Oct. 12 BY BETHESDA BEAT STAFF Published: 2017.09.13 10:44 For the eighth year, Bethesda Magazine has selected winners of its Green Awards, honoring local businesses, nonprofits, schools and people creating products and services to improve the environment or setting an example through their own green practices. […]
• Prayer for our Earth from Pope Francis Encyclical ( English and Spanish)
  A prayer for our earth All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures. You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty. Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers […]