Georgia Interfaith Power & Light

Last month, Alexis teamed up with Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters to film a series of one-minute Green Tip segments for their channel. Now's your chance to watch these clips!

From attic tents to LED lighting, you won't want to miss Alexis' sarcastic but serious "switches that make sense" in your home and congregation. Tune in on your TV or computer at the following times:

1 a.m., 9 a.m., 4 p.m., 10 p.m.

About AIB

Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters Inc. is the nation’s largest regional interfaith television network. For 43 years AIB has provided faith-based communities and nonprofit service organizations access to a larger audience. AIB’s historically rich programming is housed at the Smithsonian and The Chicago Museum of Broadcasting. Due to its unique programming model promoting dialogue between people of all faiths, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds, AIB has become a destination for international dignitaries and media representatives visiting metro Atlanta. AIB is a self-supporting organization and can be viewed in more than 1.5 million homes across 19 metro area counties.

St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Dunwoody was wasting money with inefficient lighting and aging appliances. With the help of GIPL's Matching Grant program, they upgraded their lighting to LEDs and even installed a more efficient walk-in freezer and refrigerator that also better serves the food pantry at the church.

Click here to watch the video.

While you're on our YouTube page, check out our other Success Story videos to see how our congregations are caring for creation.

We are beyond excited to report that the Cobb EMC Board of Directors voted to end their involvement in the proposed coal fired power plant - Plant Washington.

To quote the AJC article, “For years, Cobb EMC has been the largest participant in Power4Georgians, a conglomerate of five Georgia electric co-ops pushing for the estimated $2 billion coal facility near Sandersville. The Marietta-based co-op has contributed $13 million toward the project thus far.”

This is absolutely cause for celebration. Cobb EMC has finally demonstrated responsible management of their owner member resources and a wise realization that coal is a bad investment all around. It is bad for the planet, it is hard on our pocket books and it is bad for the climate.

I hope you have someone near you to high five, because this is worth a few high fives.

While you are celebrating, I would like to encourage you to make a phone call or send an email. Cobb EMC may have been the largest participant in the coal plant, but there are still three other Georgia electrical co-ops that are still vying for new coal facilities; Washington, Central, and Snapping Shoals EMC. The owner members of Cobb EMC have proven to all of us that change is possible. If you are a member of one of these three EMC’s, please call your board members and tell them that coal fired power plants are a terrible idea and that they should not spend another dollar on these plants.

To all of the people at FACE, Take Back Cobb EMC, Georgians for Smart Energy, the Sierra Club and all of the other people that have spoken out against Plant Washington, thank you for stepping up. Your fortitude, intelligence and wisdom is what has gotten us here, thank you.

For those who would still like to be involved, now is the time to make a phone call or send an email to your EMC board members asking them to vote to end their involvement in Plant Washington.

• Washington EMC office - 478.552.2577 - http://www.washingtonemc.com/

• Central Georgia EMC - (770) 775-7857, http://www.cgemc.com/

• Snapping Shoals EMC - (770) 786-3484, http://www.ssemc.com/

Now is the time to speak up, so make a phone call today.