Vermont Interfaith Power & Light (VTIPL) works to educate
Vermont’s faith communities about the climate crisis and the
threat it presents to our planet. VTIPL’s goal is to move faith
communities toward responsible stewardship of Creation by
reducing greenhouse gas emissions through personal and
community action. VTIPL helps people take action in their
houses of worship, homes, and workplaces to conserve energy,
use it efficiently, and increase the use of renewable energy.
Please share this newsletter with others. To submit items
or give updates, send an email to info@vtipl.org
EARTH HOUR EVENING IN BURLINGTON
On Saturday, March 27th, join us at the Unitarian Church
at the top of Church Street in Burlington for this event
with Kathryn Blume and Rebecca Padula. The evening
will begin at 7:30 pm with Rebecca’s beautiful music. At
8:30 (when people all over the world will be turning off
lights for Earth Hour), Kathryn Blume will give a candle-
light performance of “Flight” – a travelogue about her
adventures at the climate meetings in Copenhagen last
December. Flight is imaginative, humorous, and colorful,
and it’s also a passionate call to action. This reading is a
joy to watch.
The evening will end with a question and answer time.
VTIPL is sponsoring the event. We hope it will serve as
a catalyst to help get actions organized to push the U.S.
legislature to pass a climate bill this year. We’ve invited
Vermont’s U.S. congressional delegation to attend, and
we hope that they and/or members of their staff will come.
The suggested donation for the evening is $10 (or $5 for
students). Help us spread the word about this event, and
please come and bring your friends! To see the event
flier, click here: http://www.vtipl.org/node/154
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURES
This lecture series is being held at First Congregational
Church in Burlington on Thursday evenings in March. At
6 pm, they’re serving a soup, salad, & bread supper; the
lecture begins at 6:30. If you plan to attend the supper,
please call the church office (862-5010) in advance so
they’ll know how many people to expect. The church is
located at 38 South Winooski Avenue.
Schedule of speakers:
March 11: Dr. Alan Betts, environmentalist, writer,
atmospheric researcher, past-president of VT Academy
of Science and Engineering.
March 18: Rev. Nancy Wright, pastor of Ascension
Lutheran Church, board member of Vermont Interfaith
Power and Light, and co-author of “Ecological Healing:
A Christian Vision.”
March 25: Amy Seidl, Vermont ecologist and author of
the book “Early Spring” which tells about the impact
climate change is having locally.
EARTH DAY SIMULCAST FROM BLESSED EARTH
The Blessed Earth organization of Dr. Matthew Sleeth,
author of “Serve God, Save the Planet,” is organizing this
simulcast presentation. It will happen on April 21, the
eve of Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, in churches across
the country and beyond. For more information, and/or to
register your congregation and join in, go to:
www.blessedearth.org
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION CONFERENCE
Renewable Energy Vermont sponsors this conference
at the Equinox Resort in Manchester, VT, May 19, 2010.
The theme is the Smart Grid Transition: Responding to
the Clean Energy Mandate. To find out more and/or to
register, go to: www.REVermont.org
TEVA SEMINAR on Jewish Environmental Education
This professional development opportunity happens from
June 7 – 10 at Surprise Lake Camp, Cold Spring, NY.
The seminar brings together camp staff, day school and
congregational educators, Torah scholars, students, lay
leaders and farmers. To find out more and/or to register,
go to: www.tevacenter.org/seminar
A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE by Katharine Hayhoe and
Andrew Farley
This excellent book is written by a husband and wife –
climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe and her husband,
Pastor Andrew Farley. It’s written from the Christian
perspective, and it clearly explains the science behind
climate change. The book makes the case that climate
change should not be a partisan issue, but that it is a
moral one. To find out more and to read parts of the
book, go to: www.climateforchangethebook.com
FROM QUARK TO PLANET by Chris Polhill
(From the book “Eggs and Ashes” by Ruth Burgess and
Chris Polhill, Wild Goose Publications, The Iona Com-
munity. To receive a Lenten program that includes this
prayer and more, contact VTIPL: info@vtipl.org)
Creator God,
from quark to planet your universe is awesome.
Give us eyes to gape at the wonders daily about us,
and the will to live in the harmony of your creating.
Help us to recognise and honour the connections of
all things,
even at cost to our own wants and comforts;
so we may live gently on earth,
and all creation praise you. Amen
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VERMONT INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT’S
NEW CONTACT INFORMATION
VTIPL’s address and phone number have changed.
The new contact information is given below.
Email address and website remain the same.
Vermont Interfaith Power & Light
1 East Village Drive, Burlington, VT 05401
Tel. 802-658-0902 info@vtipl.org www.vtipl.org
