VERMONT INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT seeks to educate faith communities and individuals about the threat that global warming presents to Creation and Earth, and to engage communities of faith in promoting energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy as a solution. The goal of the organization is to move Vermont's faith communities toward sustainable energy use and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, while living out our covenant with the Creator.
Welcome to Vermont Interfaith Power & Light (VTIPL)
Vermont Interfaith Power & Light (VTIPL) exists to serve Vermont faith communities in their efforts to address the climate crisis. VTIPL helps faith communities and their individual members to be better stewards of Creation by using energy wisely, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy Audits
One of the ways VTIPL helps congregations is by providing energy audits (also called energy assessments) of houses of worship and other religious buildings. The service is free to congregations that request this assistance, and VTIPL asks each participating congregation to commit to acting on the recommendations to improve the energy efficiency of their religious building. Click here for the form to request an energy assessment; send an email to info@vtipl.org for more information..
Low Carbon Diet EcoTeams
VTIPL is helping individual members of faith communities reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions they produce in their homes, workplaces, and through transportation. VTIPL conducts workshops for “EcoTeams” (groups of 5 – 8 households) on using the workbook, Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds. To find out more, contact VTIPL’s workshop leader, Wes Sanders at: WESandEcoTeam@gmail.com.
To order a copy of the Low Carbon Diet workbook, click here: www.empowermentinstitute.net/lcd/index.html
To watch a brief interview of Wes Sanders describing EcoTeams, click here.
