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Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)
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Our religious response to climate change.
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Today we joined Rev. Dell Hinton and partners from the Clean Heat Coalition to call on @govwesmoore.bsky.social to finalize strong Clean Heat Rules. We all deserve to breathe clean air at home, and it’s time to replace polluting fuel-burning furnaces w/efficient heat pumps. marylandcleanheat.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Is your congregation in Prince George’s or Montgomery counties or DC? If yes, join an upcoming workshop to enroll your congregation in our Sacred Grounds “Growing Joy” program through @nationalwildlife.bsky.social!

Register: bit.ly/GrowingJoyWorkshops
October 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
As BGE and Washington Gas share their WARMTH Act pilot projects with the Maryland Public Service Commission today, Action in Montgomery/Maryland Just Power Alliance and IPL-DMV congregations are standing with our neighbors at Northwest Park Apartments. We’re PUMPED for neighborhood geothermal in MD!
September 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Kitchen stoves shouldn't poison us. But they do. Joelle Novey explains why—and how joy, chocolate fondue, and Flintstones cosplay fuel the fight. Full ep: open.spotify.com/episode/2mF8...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This past Sunday, we encouraged folks at IFCMW’s Interfaith Unity Walk to make #SacredHaste for clean energy projects in their homes and congregations. Join them by visiting ipldmv.org/now! What will you do to make Sacred Haste?
September 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Joelle Novey’s team tested gas leaks, measured pollutants, and then showed up dressed as the Flintstones to prove their point: gas is prehistoric. Bubble & Squeak has the story. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2mF8...
@joellenovey.bsky.social @ipldmv.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Join residents and advocates from across the District at the Green Budget Day of Action on Monday June 16th, 8am. We’re gathering at the Wilson building to call on the DC Council and Mayor Bowser: Don’t defund our communities and our climate in our local DC budget.

Register: bit.ly/gbda-ipl
June 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"What is my prediction for the end of the world?" Rev. Laura Martin asks at the Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS) awards event. "I believe the world has already ended ... and begun again, and will over and over."
June 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
On Earth Day, our Director Joelle closed a multi-faith gathering on Capitol Hill with this song by Sarina Partridge: 
"But don't you hear them too, the voices cutting through the despair saying: 'We need you there, in the belly of the beast, singing, singing, singing–  through times such as these."
May 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Join us tonight at 7pm for IPL-DMV’s first-ever Climate Bible Study! Interested in learning what the Christian Bible says about climate change? Or do you seek a robust discussion about Christian climate theology? Register for Zoom Link: bit.ly/iplbiblestudy
April 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Woohoo, Rachel Mandelbaum and Joelle Novey from Dayenu! 💙 💚
We loved talking climate feelings and climate action with the @wrj1913.bsky.social Social Action conference, alongside @joindayenu.bsky.social!
April 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We loved talking climate feelings and climate action with the @wrj1913.bsky.social Social Action conference, alongside @joindayenu.bsky.social!
April 7, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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"As the frost melts and brave buds emerge from the soil, we wonder—what’s been your sunlight, your steady root, your sprout of courage? 🌿✨ Tell us, how are you finding strength and courage in these early days of spring?"

#hope #courage #spring #resilience #courage #community
March 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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1. Climate disasters are getting bigger and more devastating, leveling towns & cities: We need massive federal operations to support recovery.
2. The places most exposed to disasters, & most fragile due to rickety infrastructure, struggle to recover. We need federal operations.
March 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Our actions for the world are prayers: implicitly relevant, meaningful, and impermanent.

#ecodharma #mindfulness #activism
March 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Tonight, Senator Brian Feldman's committee meets to consider whether Md needs *more* gas-burning 🔥 power plants, with *less* recourse for communities when these polluters come into our neighborhoods. 🤯
All day, our District 15 congregations are calling to say: NO! (📸
@davidchoy.bsky.social) #mdga25
March 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Legislators in Maryland can act in #mdga25 to lower energy bills, hold utilities accountable 7 build a fair, sustainable energy future by passing:
✅ Abundant Affordable Clean Energy (AACE) Act
✅ The Ratepayer Freedom Act,
✅ The Ratepayer Protection Act
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/15/m...
Maryland legislature must act to lower energy bills | GUEST COMMENTARY
It’s time for the General Assembly to step in to help Maryland families struggling under the weight of rising utility bills, writes Susan Stevens Miller.
www.baltimoresun.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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To state the ridiculously obvious:

As our one and only home, the Earth requires our protection.

www.epa.gov/newsreleases...

#epa #eparollback #environmentalprotection
EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History | US EPA
EPA News Release: EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History
www.epa.gov
March 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
From our Director Joelle: "Burning fossil fuels has set our planet on fire. Some days our democracy seems to also be on fire. We’re scrambling to protect neighbors from harm. I'm looking to #mdga25 legislators to protect us fiercely and to transition to clean energy locally ...
March 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Always inspiring to hear from young people who are now addressing the Taking Nature Black Conference.

Pictured is Kahri Brown, a 2024 graduate of Anacostia High School and now college student in North Carolina. She said: "I still have more people to help and much more to achieve."
March 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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I'm grateful for spaces like this that really allow us to connect with one another and ground ourselves in hope and know there is good justice work going on
-Sidra Siddiqui, Community Organizer at the Washington Interfaith Network (WIN)

She is currently speaking at the #TakingNatureBlack Conference
March 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Check out this article about or coalition! "At the community level, it's been powerful for residents to take the air pollution readings themselves and use these to counter misinformation. Now that we know better, we can do better," Joelle Novey of @ipldmv.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why detecting methane is difficult but crucial work
From handheld to space-based, new methane detectors are making it easier to track the greenhouse gas.
www.bbc.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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🌙 As the crescent moon ushers in #Ramadan, remember the beauty of divine order and renewal. May this sacred month inspire all who celebrate to reflect, seek peace, and find ways to better care for Creation. #RamadanMubarak #ramadan2025
March 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Save NOAA Stop DOGE
NOAA HQ, 1315 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910
On Monday, March 3rd at 10am Congressional leaders and advocates will gather at NOAA HQ in Silver Spring, MD (right at the Silver Spring Metro stop) to tell Trump and Musk to keep their hands off of NOAA.
February 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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💡 Ready to take action for a cleaner, equitable energy future? 💡
The 2025 Energy Justice Town Hall is just around the corner! 🌍💚
Get informed, empowered, and ready to take action on energy issues that affect YOU and your community.
March 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM