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Temple Sinai of Glendale

August 10, 2020 By Sarah Paulos

Glendale, California Temple Sinai of Glendale began with a small but important step – getting an energy audit from their utility company and switching their lighting to LEDs – to cut their electricity bill. But then one of their congregants formed a committee to encourage further action because it was the right thing to do […]

St. John’s United Church of Christ

August 3, 2020 By Sarah Paulos

Lyons, IL St. John’s Church Council and their Green Facilities Team reduced their worship facilities carbon footprint by 20% or 4.8 tons annually through investing in “negawatts”. Negawatts are the kilowatts you save when you reduce your energy use through energy efficiency and energy conservation. It’s the cheapest, quickest, cleanest way to reduce your carbon […]

St. Teresa of Avila Parish

July 23, 2020 By Sarah Paulos

San Francisco, California Motivated and emboldened by Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si” encyclical on care for our common home, St. Teresa of Avila Parish has reduced their overall carbon emissions and is a Certified Cool Congregation at the 10% level. They were inspired to seek certification because of their commitment to work together with others to […]

Genesis of Ann Arbor

July 1, 2020 By Sarah Paulos

Ann Arbor, MI Genesis of Ann Arbor house of worship is shared by Temple Beth Emeth and St. Clare’s Episcopal Church. These two congregations formed a joint green team with the goal of reducing the carbon footprint of their facility. The Genesis Green Team supported the installation of solar panels that cut their carbon footprint […]

2019 COOL CONGREGATIONS WINNERS

February 21, 2020 By Clay

Congratulations to the 2019 Cool Congregations Challenge Winners and Runners Up! You have truly gone the extra mile and are leading the way to a brighter future for us all! Thanks to our expert panel of judges this year! By category they are:  Community Inspiration: Ashaki Scott, IPL National Office Manager and Program Assistant and Elena Bettis, […]

First Unitarian Church

March 14, 2019 By admin

Louisville, KY Certified Cool Congregation, 10% carbon reduction For the past ten years the First Unitarian Church of Louisville has worked to lower its energy usage, and has made many improvements using creative fundraising strategies, such as a scrap metal drive to buy dozens of compact fluorescent lights to replace incandescent bulbs. As more money […]

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