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Clergy: Mark your calendars!  Interfaith Power and Light is inviting Clergy to preach a sermon on global warming the weekend of February 13-14, 2010.  IPL will be offering lectionary resources and sample sermons (for diverse faith traditions) to clergy who have registered.  Click here for more information. 

Click here to sign the petition calling on Ohio’s Senators and Representatives to pass effective climate and

Click here for Columbus Dispatch (12/11/09) story featuring Beth Jacob Congregation's distribution of CFLs. 

OhIPL press release here.

Shepherd's Corner is joining with sites around the world this Saturday, Oct. 24, to host a 350: Planetary Day of Action event. Join others at Shepherd's Corner for information and discussion, a video on the universe story, and a walk in the Shepherd's Corner labyrinth focusing on healing the planet.  A group photo at the event will be added to the photos at 350.org to create a gigantic, global, visual petition.  For more information, click here.

Carole Caplan, Rabbi of America's greenest synagogue, will be the featured speaker this Thursday, October 22, at the Northeast Jewish Community Campus in New Albany.  The program, titled: "More Than Changing Lightbulbs: A Community Call to A Greener Columbus," will run from 6:45pm-8:45pm, and will also feature several short presentations about Jewish tradition and environmental responsibility.  For more information, click here.

The Green Summit has been re-configured to create a more intimate and interactive gathering on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 9am to 3pm.  Mike Schut will keynote, and many Ohio faith community environmental leaders and members will share their programs and resources in a roundtable discussion with all participants.  Registration is free; lunch is $10.  

For more information, visit www.ohipl.org/GreenSummit.  Plans will be announced soon for a spring event to

Registration is now available online for the Green Summit, Oct. 2-4.  An incredible line-up of speakers and workshops is prepared for this inaugural Ohio-wide gathering of faith community members doing environmental work. For registration details and further information, click here: http://www.ohipl.org/GreenSummit

Following the success of last year's gas rate savings program, OhIPL is partnering with Parallex again to help congregations save money on their natural gas bills.  The deadline for application this year was extended to August 26; contact sheadlee@parallex.com for any final application information, or click here for more information.

 For congregations interested in energy efficiency and getting an energy audit of their facilities, OhIPL's next Cool Congregations workshop will be held at Hocking College in Logan on September 12.  Click here for more information and registration details, including a coupon for a free CFL.

The May issue of Interchange, the monthly publication of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, spotlights some of the green initiatives of the diocese, including planting an organic garden at Procter Camp & Conference Center.  To read the article and learn more about the greening of Procter, click here.