Resources from FAN’s “Creativity for Creation” Webcast

January 26, 2011

Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light: Our religious response to climate change
Joelle Novey, joelle@gwipl.org

To find an Interfaith Power & Light affiliate in your area:

http://interfaithpowerandlight.org/state/

The Story of Your Electricity

Look up your own grid mix in EPA's “Power Profiler”:
http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/how-clean.html

Find out if you are connected to mountain-top removal (MTR) coal:

http://www.ilovemountains.org/myconnection/

Dr. Michael Hendryx, author of research showing MTR’s impact on human health:
http://www.rri.wvu.edu/vita/hendryx.htm

“Toxic Wastes and Race and Toxic Wastes and Race at Twenty,” by Dr. Robert Bullard et al.:
http://www.ucc.org/environmental-ministries/environment/toxic-waste-20.html

Educating About Energy in Your Community

Download “We care for Creation” light switch reminders in Spanish and English [pdf]:
http://3bl.me/ryq9rt

Catholic Climate Covenant’s St. Francis Pledge:

http://catholicclimatecovenant.org/

JustFaith Ministries’ module “God’s Creation Cries for Justice: Climate Change: Impact and
Response”:
http://www.justfaith.org/programs/justmatters-m_godscreation.html

Saving Energy in Your Congregation

Interfaith Power & Light’s “Cool Congregations” carbon calculator:
http://coolcongregations.com/
The EPA's “Energy Star for Congregations Guide: Putting Energy into Stewardship” is a free
download with energy-saving advice tailored to congregations:
http://www.energystar.gov/ia/business/small_business/congregations_guidebook/Cong_Guide.pdf

EPA Energy Star’s free “Portfolio Manager” software can track energy use in congregational
buildings: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=small_business.sb_congregations

Supporting Clean Power with Your Energy Dollars in Your Community or Home
EPA's Green Power Locator: http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/pubs/gplocator.htm

Finding Green-e Energy certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs):

http://www.green-e.org/base/re_products

California Interfaith Power & Light’s “Solar Resource Guide”:

http://interfaithpower.org/resources/solar-resource-guide/

Saving Energy at Home

Repower at Home: http://repowerathome.com/

Green America’s “Efficiency First!” guide [pdf]: www.greenamerica.org/pdf/CAQ75.pdf

Online Store for Energy-Efficient Products: www.ShopIPL.org

Participating in Local Energy Advocacy

Climate Hope: on the Front Lines of the Fight Against Coal, by Ted Nace:
http://climatehopebook.com/

“Wiki” site for gathering information about local coal plants and citizen groups:
http://coalswarm.org/