http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/ en Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:00:58 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sandvox 2.5.5b6 http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/energy-action-team-symposiu.html <div class="article-summary"><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u>A MOST EXCELLENT EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT – May 1^st, 2012</u></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal">  </p><p class="MsoNormal">The Interfaith Environmental Network and its Energy Action Team invite you to its First Tuesday Symposium at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. </p><p class="MsoNormal">This month, the topic is <strong><u>Energy Efficiency!</u></strong> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="267" height="188" src="http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/_Media/dime_in_wall_med.jpeg" alt="" /><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u><br /></u></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal">Exciting, eh?  Well, other than the fact that Energy Efficiency is: </p><ul><li>The fastest way to meet our energy needs,</li><li>…</li></ul> </div> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:53:51 -0500 http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/energy-action-team-symposiu.html http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/going-green-with-god-ien.html <div class="article-summary"><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arial;">Originally Posted on </span><span style="color: rgb(32, 76, 187); font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://austin.culturemap.com/newsdetail/03-27-12-12-28-going-green-with-god/">http://austin.culturemap.com/newsdetail/03-27-12-12-28-going-green-with-god/</a></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: Arial;"><strong>by <a href="http://austin.culturemap.com/author/M_Gaskill/articles/" target="_blank">Melissa Gaskill</a></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: Arial;">Does God, in whatever form you see such a higher power, expect us to take good care of the earth? A group of people from various faith communities in Austin think so, and in 2009 founded the</span> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/"><span style="color: rgb(44, 99, 131); text-decoration: none;">Interfaith Environmental Network.</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: Arial;">…</span></p></div> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:47:50 -0500 http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/going-green-with-god-ien.html http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/dale--pat-bulla-part-2.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pat and Dale Bulla, members of the Interfaith Environmental Network and the IEN’s Energy Action Team, are two of the world’s leading green lifestylers. They’ve been featured in dozens of publications for their home-based efforts in: energy conservation,</span> <a href="http://online.nwf.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&amp;id=8010"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(41, 88, 50);">water conservation</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">,</span> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech/2011/1009/Post-oil-Boom-in-electric-car-sales-fuel-gas-free-dreams-VIDEO"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(41, 88, 50);">electric transportation</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">,</span> <a href="http://www.greatstems.com/2009/11/the-bulla-wildscape.html"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(41, 88, 50);">nature-scapin</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(41, 88, 50); text-decoration: none;">…</span></a></p></div> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:26:09 -0500 http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/dale--pat-bulla-part-2.html http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/austin-energy-a-world-class.html <div class="article-summary"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Richard Halpin is founder of <a href="http://www.americanyouthworks.org/about-american-youthworks/history-of-american-youthworks/founders-story">American YouthWorks</a>, a member of the Interfaith Environmental Network Energy Action Team and co-chairman of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin Green Sanctuary Committee. He is the <a href="http://www.silvertonfoundation.org/?nd=1001">2008 Ernst and Young/Silverton Foundation social entrepreneur of the year</a> and a longtime community progress proponent.</span></p>…</div> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:27:48 -0500 http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/austin-energy-a-world-class.html http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/dale--pat-bulla-on-energy.html <div class="article-summary"><p>Pat &amp; Dale Bulla are two of the world’s best environmentalists. They’ve been featured in dozens of publications for their award winning, home-based efforts in energy conservation, <a href="http://online.nwf.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&amp;id=8010" target="_blank">water conservation</a>, <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech/2011/1009/Post-oil-Boom-in-electric-car-sales-fuel-gas-free-dreams-VIDEO" target="_blank">electric transportation</a>, <a href="http://www.greatstems.com/2009/11/the-bulla-wildscape.html" target="_blank">nature-scaping</a>, <a href="http://www.beewatchers.com/2011/05/bullas-garden.html" target="_blank">habitat restoration</a>, and <a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2008-04-18/613669/" target="_blank">green gardening</a>.  </p><p>When it comes to living out a faithful conviction to caring for the creation, Pat &amp; Dale have wisdom to share. …</p></div> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:18:12 -0500 http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/dale--pat-bulla-on-energy.html http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/energy-action-team--st.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center; font-size: 15px;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(43, 151, 0);">Interfaith Environmental Network and </span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center; font-size: 15px;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(43, 151, 0);">St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church </span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center; font-size: 15px;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(43, 151, 0);">Earth Care Committee</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Present</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>”Humanity’s Greatest Environmental Challenge:</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Energy Victory Roadmap and You”</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="153" height="153" src="http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/_Media/bob_murray_med.png" alt="" /><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> <div style="" class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content caption"><p><strong>Bob Murray (former CEO, Seattle Power &amp; Light)</strong></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="153" height="172" src="http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/_Media/joep_meijer_med.png" alt="" /><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> <div style="" class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content caption"><p><strong>Joep Meijer (CEO, The Right Environment, Ltd.)</strong></p></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>12:00 pm Sunday, Mar. 18th, 2012</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>14311 Wells Port Drive, Austin, 78728  </strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Ph: 512.251.0698</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;">Bob Murray (a St. …</p> </div> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:27:01 -0600 http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/energy-action-team--st.html http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/texas-drought-2012-an-asses.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This blog</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">, by state of Texas climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon, summarizes reports made during a daylong</span> <span style="font-family: Arial;">forum</span> <span style="font-family: Arial;">of water related professionals, Monday. <strong>“Texas Drought 2012 — Are We Prepared?"</strong> was presented by The University of Texas’s new Center for Integrated Earth System Science.  "The speakers provided a broad overview and update of the drought, its impacts, agency responses, and issues raised by the drought." …</span></p></div> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:46:15 -0600 http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/texas-drought-2012-an-asses.html http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/is-water-too-cheap.html <div class="article-summary"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Central Texas's largest newspaper ran "<a href="http://www.statesman.com/news/local/rethinking-water-growing-population-limited-supply-mean-costs-2133212.html" target="_blank">Rethinking Water"</a> as it's front page feature Sunday, Jan. 29^th 2012, a first. The article begins,</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">"Is water too cheap?"</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Some highlights:</span><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></em> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family: Arial;">"Watering lawns will seem as crazy as throwing diamonds on our lawns; we're throwing the world's most important resource - clean drinking water - on the ground." </span></em><span style="font-family: Times;">…</span></p></div> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:31:33 -0600 http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/is-water-too-cheap.html http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/dick-pierce-on-his-february.html <div class="article-summary"><p>From the Desk of Dick Pierce -- Austin's lead <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture" target="_blank">Permaculture</a> teacher, long-term advocate for local food and community-building, and a co-founder of the exciting, successful <a href="http://www.sustainablefoodcenter.org/grow-local/citizengardener" target="_blank">Citizen Gardener Program</a>. See a short video interview with Dick <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMdDjRfthok" target="_blank">here</a>.  </p><p>Please join us for the IEN February 7th Symposium on Local Food and Gardening and Gardens in the Faith-Based Community. …</p></div> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:02:55 -0600 http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/dick-pierce-on-his-february.html http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/mlk--the-epa.html <div class="article-summary"><p>In 2011, <a href="http://www.justice.gov/ag/" target="_blank">U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder</a> addressed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Civil Rights Affirmative Employment and Diversity at an event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "I am old to enough to have witnessed and experienced the remarkable progress that’s been made since the 1960s when Dr. …</p></div> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:45:07 -0600 http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/blog/mlk--the-epa.html