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Global Warming Task Force members,
Gene Hyde and June Coppinger got a warm reception
from Mayor Ron Littlefield during their visit urging
Chattanooga to join up with other U.S. cities in working on
climate change issues. That day, Mayor Littlefield signed. Since
then, group member Gene Hyde has been working closely with the
mayor on bringing Chattanooga into compliance with features of the
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City joins
pact aimed at curbing pollution
Chattanooga Times-Free Press,
September 21, 2006
The
agreement signed by Mayor Ron Littlefield calls for Chattanooga to
reduce its carbon dioxide emissions. Chattanooga has joined 275 cities
across the country in pledging to reduce carbon dioxide pollution with
Mayor Ron Littlefield’s signing of the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection
Agreement.
The pact commits city
governments to bringing their carbon dioxide emissions to 7 percent
below 1990 levels by 2012. City forester Gene Hyde said Chattanooga
would begin an "emissions inventory" to identify major government carbon
dioxide sources. Mr. Hyde said the city has taken several steps to
reduce carbon dioxide emissions, including the use of electric buses and
the replacement of incandescent light bulbs with LED lights in traffic
signals. In addition, since 1990 the city has added at least 5,000
trees, which absorb carbon dioxide, he said. "It could very well be
we’ve already reached that (7 percent below 1990 levels) and need no
further action,"
Mr. Hyde said. The
climate agreement was initiated by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels in
February 2005 and is endorsed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The
Chattanooga Tree Commission in August urged Mr. Littlefield to sign the
pact.
"I have always been a strong supporter of the environment,
especially air pollution control," Mr. Littlefield said in a statement.
"This Climate Protection Agreement moves us one step further by
providing cleaner air for everyone in our region and in the entire
country."
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Special Thanks to Gene
Hyde & June Coppinger on their excellent presentation to the
Mayor |
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Meetings &
Events
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Chattanooga
Interfaith Power & Light Global Warming Task Force regular
Monthly Meeting
Every 2nd Thursday
of the month.
Next meeting is Thursday, Aug.
9, at 7 pm.
Location:
Chattanooga Zoo,
1101 McCallie Ave. From downtown,
take MLK Blvd. to Holtzclaw Street; turn left onto Holtzclaw; go
to next light,
which is McCallie Avenue, and make a left. Warner Park is on the
right.
Follow signs to the zoo. For more info,
contact
SandyKurtz@comcast.net
423-892-5237 |
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ENERGY HUB
Monthly Meeting
Every
4th Tuesday
of the month.
Next meetings are tentatively Tuesday,
July 24th & Aug. 27th at 6 pm.
Location:
Chattanooga CHOO CHOO.
For more info,
contact Wade@vol.com
423-362-09287 |
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Media Events |
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Stay tuned
for local & national
media events on Global Warming
in the near
future... |
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Please Schedule |
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Slide Show LIVE of
Al Gore's
"An Inconvenient Truth"
Schedule a Special Presentation
by Chattanooga Interfaith
Power & Light Global Warming Task Force, Baylor School's
Dawn Richardson
or TVA's Tiffany Gibby
For more info,
contact
SandyKurtz@comcast.net
423-892-5237 |
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FILM SCREENINGS
(at church, work, civic group, school!) of
"An
Inconvenient
Truth"
and
"Kilowatt Ours."
We recommend all
citizens view these movies immediately! You'll see the truth
about Coal & Mountain Top Removal, Global Warming, how to save hundreds of dollars annually
on energy bills, and how to become part of a network of homeowners and
renters dedicated to striving for Net-Zero energy usage where they live.
Contact
SandyKurtz@comcast.net
to
schedule for your group! |
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Most Recent
Global Warming Task Force Event:
"Party For the
Planet" at Chattanooga Zoo
We Celebrated Earth Day with
Spider-Man and Polar Bear Man!
April 22, 2007 -- Earth
Day, 11am-4pm
Kids learned about our environment with fun
activities including a special surprise visit with the real Spiderman from Marvel Comics and
our very own Roger Davis aka "Polar Bear Man!"
Particpating organizations included:
Sonic, Capital Toyota, Chattanooga Interfaith
Power & Light Global Warming Task Force, TN Aquarium, Crabtree
Farms, and Big Frog Mountain.
We created awareness
to SAVE Drowning Polar
Bears (on edge of
extinction due to melting ice habitat) at our Interfaith Power &
Light Global Warming Task Force DUNKING BOOTH!
EARTH DAY
DUNKING PICTURES SOON!
PAST EVENTS PAGE
-- link to just a few of our past events.
TO PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS:
The
Chattanooga InterFaith Power & Light- Global Warming
Task Force
has formed to address global climate change issues in our region
from a religious perspective. We believe it is a moral imperative
for people to be responsible stewards of creation. We believe that
there are solutions and that we can make a positive difference.
Since our formation in the summer of 2006, we have sponsored a
showing of “An Inconvenient Truth” as well as a public
presentation by Reverend Sally Bingham, the Episcopal priest
who founded the national Interfaith Power & Light and The
Regeneration Project. We have supported the Chattanooga mayor’s
signing on to the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement,
assisted with the effort to save curbside recycling, and established
a spin off group addressing ways for Chattanooga to become an
innovative future energy hub. You are invited to provide your
talents, wisdom and enthusiasm for this vital work. Join us on the second Thursday of every month at the
zoo. Bring a snack and come to socialize at 6:30 p.m. We begin the
meeting at 7 p.m.
-- Sandy
SandyKurtz@comcast.net
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Special Thanks to Sandy Kurtz for her
ongoing support of our earth, and amazing leadership
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chattanooga
Interfaith
Power & Light
Global Warming Task Force
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Who We
Are -
We are a non-profit initiative that helps
congregations work for a healthier creation by reducing human actions that
contribute to global warming. Join today and help us work for a better
tomorrow!
Programs:
"What is Creation Care?"
"How can I be a
better steward?"
"How can I get my congregation involved?"
TN InterFaith Power & Light can set up
educational
programs that will help answer these important questions.
For
more information, contact
Rachel Matvy.
Mission Statement -
Tennessee Interfaith Power &
Light seeks to involve congregations of faith as Stewards of
God's Creation by promoting energy conservation, energy efficiency,
renewable energy, and related sustainable life practices.
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Every mainstream religion has a mandate to care
for creation.
We were given natural resources to sustain us, but we were also
given the responsibility
to act as good stewards
and preserve life for future generations."
--
Rev. Sally Bingham
(founder of IPL and The Regeneration Project)
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Special Thanks to Sally Bingham for national leadership creating
InterFaith Power & Light |
For more information, also visit our:
FACTS & SCIENCE;
MUST VISIT
LINKS;
and SPECIAL PROJECTS
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Reduce your environmental
and energy usage:
go to
www.climatecrisis.org and click on
"TAKE
ACTION"
The
faith community has led every major movement in the US.
No institution is more suited to preach clean air, water, and land
than the institution that professes a love of God
and God's creation.
--Reverend Sally Bingham
(founder of IPL & TRP)
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