Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light is proud to partner with synagogues and Jewish communities across the state to speak up on behalf of our shared home. People of all faiths know that when we stand together, we can lead…
Earth Ministry/WAIPL and our members have been hard at work supporting Initiative 1631. In this article, Senior Campaign Strategist Jessie Dye talks about how the faith community “can bring a moral and spiritual voice to the policy that speaks of…
Read More Faith Groups Hope to Make Carbon Fee a Moral and Spiritual Choice
Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light members joined a diverse coalition of Native tribal members, labor groups, communities of color, health professionals, and environmental organizations to celebrate the official launch of the Yes on 1631 campaign this Thursday. Initiative 1631 will…
Read More Voter initiative launched to cut carbon emissions in Washington
Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light is proud to have garnered political support for the Green Climate Fund - and our work is not yet over. “[Faith-based organizations] have been active on climate issues since the mid-90s, yet their support…
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Earth Ministry member Sara Cate wrote this Op-Ed for the Yakima Herald calling for immediate action on climate change. In the article, Sara, a doctor in Yakima, discusses her own experiences treating patients who are suffering due to the smoke…
Earth Ministry's Jessie Dye is quoted in this article from "The Economist" discussing the impact of the current administration's actions, motivating people of faith to increase their involvement, engagement, and activism with regard to the environment. At Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power…
This past weekend, Earth Ministry's own Jessie Dye spoke at the Peoples' Climate Festival in Richland, WA where she opened the gathering by addressing climate change through a faith perspective. Jessie pointed out that the faith voice is often missing from the…
The values that ground us as people of faith call us to prevent the pollution of the Columbia River River with what could be the nation’s largest coal export terminal. Not only that, but this moral faith foundation compels us to…
Peace Lutheran Church, an Earth Ministry Greening Congregation, has sent a letter to Pope Francis. It is a beautiful piece explaining how they have entered into dialogue with other West Seattle congregations and affirm the Pope's message in Laudato Si'. Perhaps…
Join the faith community in gathering with the Lummi Nation House of Tears Carvers to celebrate the victory against coal export at Xwe'chi'eXen (Cherry Point) and to continue strengthening alliances defending tribal sacred lands and waters. With blessings all along…
Earth Ministry/WAIPL brought faith leaders to the table with community of color members, labor representatives, and environmental policymakers for this important conversation about a just transition to a clean energy economy in the Skagit Valley. By Kimberly Cauvel Skagit Valley Herald April 29, 2016 MOUNT VERNON…
Local Catholic communities, like Our Lady of Guadalupe in West Seattle, are using Pope Francis's encyclical to reinforce their good work for creation care. By Louis McGill Northwest Catholic March 30, 2016 When parishioners at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish decided in 2009 to…
Interfaith Power and Light has awarded St. Andrew's Episcopal Church of Seattle as the winner of the national Cool Congregations Challenge. Along with going solar, this Greening Congregation cultivates a garden and participates in a carbon offset partnerships. St. Andrew's certainly…
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Faith leaders around the country are speaking up and taking action on climate change this Earth Month! Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light is proud to be participating in two national initiatives to bring attention to one of the most…
The Fig Tree reports back from the 2016 Eastern Washington Legislative Conference where Earth Ministry's Jessie Dye teamed up with John Sirois of the Upper Columibia United Tribes to facilitate a workshop on environmental justice issues. The Fig Tree March 2016 Jessie Dye…
Read More Speakers offer overview of environmental and climate issues for state, world
