Green Light Archives

Missed an issue of Green Light, the Georgia Interfaith Power & Light newsletter? Trying to find a particular item from an old issue? Check here!

2008

• Green Light - April 2008 Earth Day Worship Resources * Welcome Presian Burroughs * ShopIPL * Green Energy * Climate Candlelight Vigil * Thanks to GIPL students! * Bill McKibben's Visit * Renewal documentary * Earth Hour report * Episcopal Ministry Fair * SOIL Alliance * Aluminum Recycling

2007

• Green Light - November 2007 Second Annual GIPPY winners! * Green Consumerism * Greening your Thanksgiving * Holiday Gift Guide * Welcome Cathie Crawford, GIPL Intern * PowerShift Youth Conference
• Green Light - Summer 2007 Get Ready for the GIPPYs! * ShopIPL.org - New Online Shopping Cart * Energy Star Tax-free Holiday * More Grants Available * Our New Carbon Footprint (by Woody and Carol Bartlett) * Global Climate Change: Fact or Fiction? * Advent and Hanukkah CFL kits * Helping to Shape Our Energy Future - GIPL Intervenes in Georgia Power's 20 year Plan * Get Involved with GIPL - Regional Collaboration, Spread the Word, Youth Advisory Committee, Sewing Help, Congregational Support
• Green Light - Spring 2007 GIPL Energy Improvement Grant Announcement * Are you a GIPPY contender? * The Great Light Bulb Swap 2.0 * Volunteers needed! * Getting GIPL on your Education Calendar * Mercury in CFLs * Earth Day 2007 * Climate Project: You can call us Al * Step it Up! 2007 * GIPL Book Club - July 21

2006

• Green Light - December 2006 GIPPY winners * GIPL Book Club * Green Giving Guide (by Jennifer Downs) * The Great Light Bulb Swap (by Woody Bartlett) * St. Bartholomew's Green Guild
• Green Light - October 2006 Earth Care Team Training * People of Faith, People of Action and the First Annunal GIPL Awards * The Great Warming comes to theaters * Spotlight on Global Warming update * Clergy screening * Online shopping cart * Advent / Hanukkah kits * Voting Green * Public Service Commission (by Renee Kastanakis) * Bioneers Forum * On Giant Pandas and Hope (by Katy Hinman)
• Green Light - Summer 2006 Welcome to Jennifer Downs (Associate Director for Outreach) * Power Lite * Educational Programs * Change a Light, Change the World Campaign * Household Duct Sealing * Georgia Energy Plan * The Great Warming wrap-up * Making Change (by Carol Bartlett) * GIPL around town * Kudos * Online Shopping Cart * Organ Care * Energy Star Tax Holiday * Global Warming (by Woody Bartlett) * Go Outside and Play! (by Katy Hinman)
• Green Light - January/February 2006 Annual Meeting announcement * Kilowatt Ours * GIPL receives Challenge Grant * GIPL in the news * Climate-Neutral High Holidays * Attack of the Energy Vampires! * $500 tax credit * Dekalb County Recycling * St. Bartholomew's Energy-Saving Pledges * Atlanta Friends Meeting saves energy * Victory for Green Power * Duct Sealing program * Epiphany Episcopal holds Green Sunday (by Brenda Lloyd)

2005

• Green Light - September 2005 Earth Day in October * GIPL Movie Night * Committee Reports: Policy, Membership, Congregational Activities * Advent & Hanukkah Kits Available * Congregational Representative Meet & Greet * National IPL Conference Report * $20 Power Credit * Virtual March on Washington * Energy Star Tax Holiday * Change a Light Campaign * Duct-Sealing Project * Energy Audit Report
• Green Light - May 2005 Congregation Bet Haverim Honored * Take Action: Energy Audits * Second Annual Meeting Report * Energy Audit Report * GIPL Around Town * Steering Committee Officers * New Website * Informational CDs * In Other News * Committee Reports: Policy, Membership, Congregational Activities * My Vision for GIPL (by Katy Hinman)
• Green Light - February 2005 Introduction of Katy Hinman (Executive Director) *Energy Audits * Informational CD * Environmental Stewardship is a Moral Value (by Katy Hinman)

GIPL in the News!

We aren't the only ones talking about Georgia Interfaith Power & Light! GIPL has been featured in several online and print articles recently.

* The Atlanta Intown Paper did a story on GIPL for their May 2007 issue entitled Congregations Go Green (see page 10 in the online issue).

* The Atlanta Journal and Constution had an article entitled Religions See Care of Earth as Mission which featured GIPL and several GIPL members.

* GIPL was featured in Creative Loafing's April 11 cover story Eco-Days are Here Again.

* GIPL was featured in Georgia Trend's article on Alternative Energy in Georgia.

* GIPL Director Katy Hinman was interviewed for an article in Nature about alternative careers for folks with science degrees.

* GIPL and the Spotlight on Global Warming are featured in two video clips on weather.com's new climate change website. Link directly to the clips here and here.

* The Sunday New York Times from October 16 had an article on faith communities working to be better stewards of the environment, which featured Georgia's own Intown Community Church and our partner IPL in Michigan.

* Katy Hinman was interviewed for an online article on Plenty Magazine's website about the Spotlight project.

* The Atlanta Journal and Constitution's Faith and Values section previewed the Spotlight on Global Warming project on September 23 and again on September 30.

Here's some previous coverage of GIPL and its member congregations:

* The cover article from the December 7, 2005 edition of The Atlanta Jewish Times, "How Green is My Shul?" prominently featured GIPL member Congregation Bet Haverim, as well as highlighting GIPL’s efforts within the faith community.

* The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany and Congregation Bet Haverim were both profiled in "An Act of Faith" on the New Southerner website.

* Congregation Bet Haverim was also featured in "Stemming the Tide" in The Forward.

* The national Interfaith Power & Light movement was part of how "Green Churches Save Green" on Sustain Lane.