IPL (DC.MD.NoVA)

Fascinating @dwallacewells piece thinking through the climatic and political implications of the coming El Niño. Did you know that American climate concern is higher now than it was during the Biden administration? Gift link in next tweet.

Our food is growing less nutritious. Many of humanity’s most important crops — including wheat, potatoes, beans — contain fewer vitamins and minerals than they did a generation ago. The culprit behind this damaging phenomenon? Carbon dioxide pollution. wapo.st/4eT0YuU

Enough with the budget cuts!😡 Tell the DC Council to invest in DC residents, parks, rivers, transit, affordable energy & healthy housing in the FY27 budget.💚 Join us for Green Budget Day of Action on May 4th! Wear green for 8am rally + lobby day. RSVP🔗: sc.org/greenbudgetdc

Join us for our virtual debrief tomorrow at 12 PM to discuss the bills, policies, & initiatives that IPL-DMV & @IPC_Chesapeake championed this MD legislative session. We’ll explore lessons learned, celebrate victories, & analyze areas to improve. RSVP at bit.ly/26mddebrief!

Don’t have Earth Day plans? 🌎 Join us tomorrow at Crow’s Nest Baltimore at 6:30pm for our Green Jams open mic event! Come to hear & maybe share music, poetry, comedy, or any other blessings for all, as care for our common home. 💚🌎🎤 RSVP now at bit.ly/iplgreenjams!

Our Clean Energy Shepherd program can coach your Maryland congregation through compliance with Building Energy Performance Standards: IPLDMV.org

Light pollution harms wildlife 🐦 It disrupts birds, insects, and nocturnal animals—and impacts ecosystems across the Chesapeake. Protect the night. Protect creation. #DarkSkyWeek

At Crow’s Nest Baltimore on 4/22 at 6:30pm, join IPL-DMV for an Earth Day Green Jams open mic event! Come to hear & maybe share music, poetry, comedy, or any other blessings for all, as we do our best to care for our common home. Get your free ticket at bit.ly/iplgreenjams!

#UUTwitter, Check out this cool webinar from our partners. Tables of Transformation: How Faith, Food, and Story Shape the Future Monday, April 13, 2026 1:30 PM ET/ 12:30 PM CT/ 11:30 AM MT/ 10:30 AM PT us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Hear neighbors’ performances in the midst of Crow’s Nest’s spring exhibit: Solarpunk! This open mic is a chance to imagine a way forward, hope together, and have fun. All are welcome; no pressure to perform; all invited to share.

Celebrate Earth Day with IPL-DMV’s Green Jams open mic event at Crow's Nest Baltimore on 4/22 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM! Come to hear & maybe share music, poetry, comedy, or any other blessings for all, as we do our best to care for our common home. RSVP now at bit.ly/iplgreenjams!

Join us for a Light House Bistro breakfast and lunch, and our HUB gatherings at Chesapeake Lands & Waters Interfaith Summit. 4/18 from 9-4 pm, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Need a scholarship ticket? You can get one here: interfaithchesapeake.org/summit2026

Call your state Senator TODAY to *protect* the critical help provided by the EmPOWER program! Find your Senator here: mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Mem… Comment to let us know how it goes.

We’ve been working in MD to electrify our congregations & homes & shift to clean energy. We need all the help we can get, especially as federal incentives have been taken away, & the EmPOWER program makes all the difference. HB 1532, the Utility RELIEF Act, may put it at risk.

📞 Please call YOUR delegates now and tell them we want to see this bill move in the House. 🚨🚨🚨 Find your delegates here: mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Mem…

🚨🚨🚨 Solar panels do so much good for our congregations and communities, and the Affordable Solar Act would make that more possible. But now, some House leaders aren’t sure anymore that there’s enough support to move this bill this session.

Look up your delegates: mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/mem…

🚨🚨🚨 📞 Call Speaker @JPenaMelnyk at (410) 841-3800 and YOUR delegates and urge them to protect EmPOWER Maryland. Tell us how it goes in the comments! 🚨🚨🚨

We need your help. Please join us in speaking out against HB 1532, the Utility RELIEF Act -- which delegates plan to vote on Tuesday! -- which would drastically cut funding for EmPOWER Maryland, a key program that helps us undertake energy upgrades in our congregations and homes.