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On June 10, 2010, WNEP TV news reported on PA IPL and the efforts of Rabbi Daniel Swartz and Temple Hesed in Scranton—including a screen shot of our website and logo. |
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On December 12, 2009 The Scranton Times-Tribune featured this brief article on Rabbi Swartz and Temple Hesed, mentioning our early efforts in organizing a PA affiliate of IPL. |
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On December 3, 2009, Keystone Edge, a web-based news magazine, put together this lengthy article on Rabbi Swartz and Temple Hesed, mentioning the Rock Ethics Institute conference. |
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On September 21, 2009, the Centre Daily Times ran an op-ed by Prof. Jonathan Brockopp in advance of the October conference at Penn State that started it all. |
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Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light continues to make the news! Reporters have been interested in our story of a faith-based response to the threat of climate change.
As Rabbi Swartz says, we see climate change as an ethical issue: The people getting hurt by climate change are “almost always the people with the fewest resources.” We have a duty to help them, and we hope you will join us in this work. |
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On August 26, 2010, the Centre Daily Times quoted Sylvia Neely from PA IPL in an article on the increasing frequency of summer heat waves, and on September 18, they ran a column by Rev. Diane Prosser on our kick-off.events. |
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On September 17, 2010, Sustainability Now, a radio show broadcast on WKPS TheLion.fm 90.7fm, interviewed Sylvia Neely about PA IPL. |
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On September 24, 2010, WPSU public radio ran a 5-minute story on our kickoff event, with interviews with Jon Brockopp and Krystn Madrine along with Barb Ballenger’s rewrite of a Bob Dylan classic. |
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On September 25, 2010, the Centre Daily Times ran this wonderful photo of Barb Ballenger singing her heart out on page 3. It also included a short story about our weekend of events. |
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On November 26, 2010, Sylvia Neely published an op-ed in the Centre Daily Times emphasizing that climate change is the greatest moral challenge of our time. |
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On December 15, 2010, board member Bill Sharp discussed the Transition Town movement on WITF, public radio in Harrisburg. He pointed to PA IPL as a key partner in the transition movement. |
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On February 7, 2011, the Scranton Times-Tribune featured this opinion piece by Rabbi Swartz with a message of hope about our changing climate, including mention of our preach-in on climate change. |
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On February 27, 2011, our student group was featured in the Centre Daily Times. The print edition included this great photo of students working to make local homes more energy efficient. Find more photos here. |
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Penn State junior Adam Boyer changes a light bulb during an interfaith Power & Light program focusing on energy efficiency.
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On April 21, 2011, the Centre County Community Foundation published this wonderful story about our project to provide energy audits to two Centre County congregations. |
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On May 26, 2011, the Scranton Times-Tribune featured this opinion piece by Rabbi Swartz connecting the dots of recent severe weather, our changing climate, and the need for alternative energy investment. |
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On May 24, 2011, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran this great piece on the EPA’s hearings for limits on airborne mercury. PA IPL board members were eloquent and convincing! |
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On July 18, 2011, the Scranton Times-Tribune covered the Northeastern PA Green Fair, held at Temple Hesed. This article was repeated by several other news outlets, including the Virgin Islands Daily News! |
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On July 13, 2011, the Jewish Daily Forward published this extensive piece on Marcellus Shale fracking at Jewish Summer camps, quoting PAIPL vice president Rabbi Daniel Swartz. |
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On September 13, 2011, Board president Sylvia Neely published this op-ed in the Centre Daily Times explaining the religious response to climate change. |
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On September 18, 2011, we released our ethical analysis of drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale. Rabbi Daniel Swartz, PA IPL vice president, is interviewed in this story. |
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On September 19, 2011, our press conference and award to Franklin Kury was covered in the Centre Daily Times, quoting PA IPL members Ray and Jean Najjar. |
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Our Marcellus statement was also picked up by the Scranton Times-Tribune, State College Voices, Penn State Collegian and several other outlets, including the Houston Chronicle and the Columbus (IN) Republic. |
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On November 27, 2011, PA-IPL board president Sylvia Neely engaged in a 30-minute reflection on Advent in light of drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Click here for the podcast from the Episcopal church. |
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On October 27, 2011, executive director Cricket Hunter wrote this wonderful op-ed, describing her faith journey and her commitment to making small changes that add up to a big difference. |
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On December 27, 2011, the Scranton Times-Tribune published this wonderful op-ed by PA IPL vice president, Rabbi Daniel Swartz on EPA mercury rules. To sign the Clean Air Promise, click here. |
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Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light * 205-IPL Pasquerilla Spiritual Center * University Park, PA 16802 info@paipl.org * 814-876-2597 |
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On January 3, 2012, PA IPL board member Jonathan Brockopp published this op-ed on the moral leadership that individuals of faith can provide in the face of climate change.. |
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On June 2, 2012, our bike trip to DC was covered in this op-ed in Williamsport (plus a letter here) and this one in State College. Click here to learn more about the trip. |
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On August 17, 2012, our ice cream social and work party at member congregation Houserville UMC was covered in this regular column in the Centre Daily Times. |
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On March 30, 2012, Sustainability Now, a radio show broadcast on WKPS TheLion.fm 90.7fm, interviewed PA IPL board member Jon Brockopp about the upcoming bike trip to D.C. |
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Creation Care Radio is on the air. The brainchild of PA IPL board member Rev. Bill Thwing and two other Johnstown pastors, they are on WNTJ 1490 AM and 990 AM Radio at 6:45 a.m. every Thursday morning. A meeting on March 21 also made the papers. |
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The bike trip to DC was also covered in this great column in the Huff Post on April 25 by Eileen Flannigan, a member of the Earth Quaker Action Team. |
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On February 26, 2012, our Penn State student IPL made the papers for their amazing work on the Positively Green day of service. This project has now become a regular program with Interfaith Human Services. |
