GWIPL In The News Archive

The Columbia Union Visitor - "To Worship Green or Not to Worship Green?" by Taashi Rowe, Septemer 2008. Note: the article is available on page 8 of a 9.25 MB file. The Columbia Union Visitor is a 56-page, full-color news magazine for members of the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, circulated to 44,500 households.

Coverage of the Sept 27th Green Jobs Day of Action
- Listen to a report by WAMU on Saturday's rally in Anacostia featuring GWIPL's DC Green Jobs Coordinator (in partnership with CCAN), Nydria Humphries
- "Green Movement Gains Momentum in the District: Ward 8 Focuses On Giving the Working Class the Upper Hand" by Phillip Lucas, Washington Informer, 10/2/08.
- "Greening the Economy" by Carson Lindsey Krislov, Medill News Service , 10/2/08. Text story and video.

Sun Gazette - "Rock Spring Pastor Honored for Environmental Efforts" 7/16/08.

Washington Post - "The Faithfully Green Try a 'Carbon Fast' for Lent" by Eviana Hartman, 2/24/08.

Muslim Link - "DC’s Growing Green Muslims" by Zainab Cheema, 2/15/08.

The Gazette papers - "Tikvat Israel lauded for energy savings" by Contessa Crisostomo, 2/6/08.

Washington Jewish Week - "Environmental efforts recognized" 12/12/07.

The Gazette (Maryland Community Newspapers) - "Spreading the gospel on green living: Congregations leading public awareness campaigns for environment issues" by Audrey Dutton, 11/7/07.

The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA) - "Climate concern gathers backers - Conference: Diversity key to spreading message" by Seth Rosen, 10/28/07.

Gristmill Blog - "God's lightbulbs: An eco-emporium for the faithful" by Glenn Hurowitz, 8/31/07.

Washington Post - "Eco-Kosher Movement Aims To Heed Tradition, Conscience" by Alan Cooperman, 7/7/07.

Washington Jewish Week - "Workshops grapple with bestways for shuls to go green" by Menachem Wecker, 6/13/07.

Baltimore Jewish Times - "First Jewish Environmental Meet Here" by Alan H. Feiler, 9/29/06.

Washington Jewish Week, online edition - "Global warming in Israel: Panelists look to stem climate change, as drier future seen for Holy Land" by George L. Spectre, 9/27/06.

Washington Window: The Newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of Washingotn - "Going Green: Congregations Lead the Way" by Lucy Chumbley, September 2006.

Washington Post - "Going, Going, Green: From Composting to Clubbing, Innovations to Expand Your Eco-Vision" by Eviana Hartman, 8/6/06.

Washington Jewish Week, online edition - "Heat, light: How area shuls act, or not, on global warming" by Paula Amann, 6/7/06.

Washington Jewish Week, online edition - "Climate Change Action Ideas" 6/7/06.

Waste News - "Clergy panel preaches environmental action"
by Elizabeth McGowan, 5/8/06.

Catholic Online - "As climate change issue heats up, religious officials say faith has role in debate" by Mark Pattison, 5/3/06.

Washington Jewish Week - "Earthy pursuits D.C. shul sets environmental agenda" by Anath Hartmann, 4/20/06.

United Press International - "Global-warming to broadcast over IPTV" 4/18/06.

Washington Post - "Religious Leaders to Discuss Global Warming" by Petula Dvorak, 4/14/06.

Unitarian Universalist Association - "A Sample of Congregational Activities in Observance of Earth Day 2006." See the section on River Road Unitarian Church, Bethesda, MD.

Washington Post - "Do Congregations Have a Duty to Take Action on Global Warming?" with response by Rabbi Daniel Swartz. From Voices - a monthly question to the community, 3/5/06.

Bay Journal - "Environmental stewardship growing presence in churches" by Lara Lutz, 2/06.

Online Digest of the Small Business Association of Michigan - "SBAM Announces First National Partner In Faith-Based Energy Initiative" 2/13/06.

St. Columba's News - "Saving the Creation" by Steve Huber, 2/8/06.

Episcopal New Service - "WASHINGTON: Convention focuses on congregational development" by the Diocese of Washington, ENS, 2/2/06.

American Forests Magazine - "Building Faith in the Environment" by Nancy Anne Dawe, Summer 2005.

GWIPL in the Blogosphere
"Moving Mountains" by Rev. Dr. David E. Ensign, Faithful Agitation, 1/8/08.

"From Dust to Dust" by Carol Howard Merritt, Tribal Church, 10/25/07.

"Faith and environmental action" by bj Altschul, Web of Life, 2/4/07.

"Letters from the Rambling Rector" Rev. Paul Roberts Abernathy, Weems Creek, 11/19/06.

"I've Got the Power" by Jenn, 2/22/06. See point number 3 for mention of GWIPL.

Audio Files
Rabbi Fred Dobb, a member of GWIPL's Steering Committee, was interviewed in a segment on "Green Pulpits" on The Intersection, hosted by Rebecca Roberts, 10/23/06.

Interfaith Power and Light founder Rev. Sally Bingham participated in a segment on "Religion and Global Warming" on Science Friday, hosted by Ira Flatow, 10/20/06.

Former GWIPL coordinator Daniel Swartz participated on a panel for Interfaith Voices: A Public Radio Show - "Conversation on the Common Good #4: Focusing on Issues of the Environment" hosted by Maureen Fiedler, SL, May 2006.

Video Files
"Climate & Culture: Religious Perspectives on Environmental Stewardship" panel sponsored by the Center for American Progress with Daniel Swartz, John Carr, Rev. Richard Cizik, and Sr. Patricia Daly. Moderated by John Podesta, May 2, 2006. Individual video clips of each speaker are provided in QuickTime (MPEG-4) format.

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