presents:

power station

Fighting Climate Change Caused by Power Plants
(Federal and State Initiatives)

Sunday, June 2, 2013
2-5 PM
Edwards Church (UCC), 39 Edwards Street, Framingham MA

Carbon dioxide emissions from power plants produce nearly 40 percent of the global warming pollution in the United States. Despite this, there are currently no limits on the amount of carbon pollution that can be released from power plant smokestacks.

Invited experts will be speaking on new initiatives to counter this.

Keynote talk: New EPA rules for Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Power Plants
Speaker: Rachel Cleetus, Ph. D., Senior Climate Economist, Union of Concerned Scientists

Making Massachusetts Coal-Free
Speaker: Eugenia Gibbons, M.A., Program Director, Environmental League of Massachusetts

Join us for an informative afternoon, and learn how you can help support these important initiatives. Admission is free!

To register for this free event, go to: www.climatechange-powerplants.eventbrite.com.

For directions, go to: http://www.edwardschurch.org/directions/

For more information, please email mipandl2013@gmail.com.

To download a flyer, please click here.

Co-sponsors of this event include:

Houses of worship leave a notable environmental imprint.

Houses of Worship

Per capita, per hour of use, they're often among the biggest wasters of energy, and the United States has more houses of worship than any other country!

Many congregations recognize the moral imperative for stewardship, but don't always stand on the moral "high ground" when it comes to actual energy usage. We need to become better stewards and, in the process, encourage and inspire our congregants to do better at home, school, and work.

Membership in MIP&L offers a concrete way to put faith into action. Together, we will work toward environmental justice and care of creation. We will be a powerful religious response to global warming and environmental degradation!

If we don't, who will?

SUCCESS STORIES

Boston Synagogue All Steamed Up?

Boston Synagogue was all steamed up, not just about climate change but especially about its cost (in $s and environmental impact) for using steam to heat its building. Boston Synagogue (also known as Charles River Park Synagogue) is a small, lay-led synagogue located in the heart of the Old West End near Massachusetts General Hospital. The building was constructed in 1971. It is a single-story structure, with a dramatic pitched "skylight" roof over the Sanctuary.

The result? During 2009 Boston Synagogue reduced their carbon dioxide emissions by 70%, from over 200,000 lbs to just over 80,000 lbs. Their annual energy costs decreased by 57% during this period, to about $6,800 as compared to about $15,750. Also, their annual repair and maintenance bills dropped significantly. As a result,the estimated payback time on their capital investment is approximately 5 years.

Read the full and very detailed case study by clicking here (PDF).

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Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light is a non-profit organization that provides a faith based response to climate change by promoting energy efficiency, environmental justice, green job training, and policies that will lead to a sustainable future.