Going solar was the brainchild of Rachel Davis and Mick Henry, members of the church. They spent over 500 hours over a year and a half getting bids, testing out the idea, crunching numbers and pitching the proposal to the church. The 132 solar panels were installed in November of 2011, Read more…
Community Christian Church, Tempe, has installed 39.4 KW of pv panels, which will provide 85% of their energy needs-leaving room for further energy efficiency efforts. Two parking structures were erected in the back parking lot to accommodate the solar panels. Installation of the panels is made possible through a power Read more…
Spring has sprung and Earth Day is right around the corner. To help you celebrate the season and protect the Earth, I’m excited to announce that we have created a special Sow a Cool Harvest gardening kit for congregations. It’savailable to order now in time for Earth Day activities. Don’t Read more…
In August 2011, AZIPL received a TogetherGreen grant funded by Toyota and Audubon. We are working with three congregations in South Phoenix: Southminster Presbyterian Church, New Home Baptist Church and St Matthew Catholic Church and School. Now that the energy audits of their buildings are completed and the partners are Read more…
Congratulations AZIPL! Arizona Interfaith Power & Light received a 2011 Environmental Stewardship Award from Keeping Arizona Beautiful. Keep Arizona Beautiful proudly recognizes the outstanding environmental stewardship practices of its award finalists. The statewide organization also celebrates the accomplishments of its AffiliateNetwork that includes: Arizona Recycling Coalition, Casa Grande Clean and Read more…
The Regeneration Project’s Grant Advisory Committee has recommended an $18,000 challenge grant to Arizona IPL. The committee noted that AZIPL’s grant request was “quite good,” outlining “clear goals that will help build AzIPL.” The committee provides $9,000 in an immediate grant and $9,000 in a matching grant. AzIPL’s Steering Committee, Read more…
Temple Emanuel in Tempe has become a “cool congregation”. They are an active member in AZIPL, the state affiliate for Arizona of the national Interfaith Power & Light campaign. In November 2010, a core group of Emanuel members attended an AZIPL workshop about a new program, Cool Congregations, that teaches Read more…
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