Sacred Action Blog
My testimony on Xcel Energy’s 15-year plan
MNIPL Board Member John Dunlop delivered this testimony a public hearing on Xcel Energy’s proposed 15-year plan in St. Cloud, MN on October 23, 2019. The outcome of Xcel’s 15-Year…
Read MoreSecond Annual Gathering at the Headwaters
Following the Global Climate Strike, MNIPL, the RISE Coalition, and Honor the Earth camped out by the Headwaters of the Mississippi River for our second annual weekend-long community Gathering and…
Read MoreClarks Grove community solar array is live!
For a few years now, MNIPL has worked in close partnership with Cooperative Energy Futures (CEF) to expand participation in cooperative solar energy. We’re excited to announce that the 1.3…
Read MoreSign the Climate Emergency Petition!
We are in a Climate Emergency. As people of faith, it is our moral responsibility to speak truth to what is happening around us. Please join us and call on…
Read MoreVolunteer Highlight: Sam Kinzel
Thanks to Sam Kinzel for volunteering with MNIPL this summer to help mobilize for the climate strike! Here’s more about Sam: Hello! My name is Sam, and I’m an Eden…
Read MoreMeet Jayda Pounds, guest instructor at Youth N’ Power camp
We’re thrilled to welcome Jayda Pounds as an instructor at Youth N’ Power camp for our “business projects” week, July 15-19. Jayda is a recent graduate from the University of…
Read MorePilgrim Lutheran’s Race to Reduce
By Carl Samuelson, Pilgrim Lutheran Church At Pilgrim Lutheran Church, we seek to be a leader in modeling solutions to the climate crisis. One of the ways we’ve met our…
Read MoreMNIPL Just Solar Bulk Buy offers group discount to Twin Cities residents
MNIPL is excited to offer a Twin Cities bulk buy program in partnership with Apadana Solar, a locally-owned solar installer and partner in the Just Solar Coalition. The bulk buy…
Read MoreMy Response to Insight News: Environmental Justice means No Line 3
By Analyah A. Schlaeger dos Santos Background: In April 2019, local media outlets Insight News and the Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder published articles titled “Environmental Racism Grows as Environmental Groups Turn Increasingly…
Read MoreFaith leaders and community gather for Duluth Earth Day Forum
On April 28th, MNIPL’s Lake Superior Network joined with the Oreck-Alpern Interreligious Forum and Temple Israel of Duluth to co-host an Earth Day Interfaith forum called Climate, Spirit, and Change. The…
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