Creating Faithful Solutions to Global Warming

1. NOTES ON THIS PRESENTATION - Feb. 2009 This general presentation is designed for a congregation that is considering membership or is a new member and looking for an educational presentation. It can be easily modified to work for different kinds of congregations. It would be best to add some images and slides that are from your state. You should view it in “Notes Page” (click on “View” in the toolbar above and select “Notes Page”) so that you can see the notes that go along with some slides that only have images. You should also view it as a “Slide Show” so you can see the various animations. When you give the presentation, if you use the “Presenter Tools” you can see these notes to tell a story while the viewers only see an image on the screen. This is a good way to present using an interesting image (or video clip!) and avoid boring people with a lot of on-screen text. There are a few slides included after the end of the presentation that I left in for anyone who wants to add them -- a little comedy is always good if you are comfortable with the delivery. You should be able to give this presentation in under 30 minutes. This web link offers some tips for good Powerpoint Presentations as well as articles on how to give an effective presentation. http://www.onenw.org/toolkit/powerpoint-best-practices/

2. Interfaith Power and Light

3. To be faithful stewards of creation by responding to global warming through the promotion of energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy. Doing our part to solve the problem requires the kind of long-term hope and vision that is so familiar within our religious traditions. Appropriate scripture here

4. 1.Global Warming and Energy? 2. A Religious Issue? 3. Interfaith Power & Light …Faithful Solutions

5. Global Warming is Real Climate is changing much faster than predicted, the world has already entered a state of dangerous climate change. We are experiencing dangerous human disruption of the global climate and we're going to experience more… Dr. John Holdren, President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

6. Pollution is the Primary Cause C+O2CO2 (Combustion) Burning carbon-containing fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide

7. 1941 Austin Post photo 1958 2004 Matt Nolan photo 2003 Glaciers are Melting USGS photo Bruce Molnia photo

8. Sea Level Rise ACIA 2004

9. Forest Fires “The increase in large wildfires appears to be another part of a chain of reactions to climate warming," said study co-author Dan Cayan, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Climate Research Division. ~ By Sara Goudarzi LiveScience July 2006

10. Human Health Impacts In a recent chilling assessment, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that human-induced changes in the Earth's climate now lead to at least 5 million cases of illness and more than 150,000 deaths every year. From Science Daily - November 17, 2005

11. What you do unto the least of these… The world's leading atmospheric scientists tell us that a gradual warming of our climate is underway and will continue.  This poses serious risks to our economy and our environment. It poses even greater risks to many other nations, particularly poorer countries that will be far less able to cope with a changing climate and low-lying countries where sea level rise will cause significant damage. SOURCE: Pew Center on Global Climate Change David Kroodsma RideforClimate.com

12. Loving Our Neighbors David Kroodsma - RideforClimate.com

13. A Moral Issue China 0.5 Japan 2.4 Germany 2.5 USA 5.6 Per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions (tons)

14. Be Energy Stars! What Can We Do?

15. Individual Actions… Walking the Walk 1. Conserve 2. Consume efficiently 3. Use renewables 4. Get involved 1. Conserve 2. Consume efficiently 3. Use renewables 4. Be involved 1. Conserve 2. Consume efficiently 3. Use renewables 4. Be involved

16. Save Energy, Save Money

17. Change a light bulb If every household in the U.S. replaced one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), it would prevent enough pollution to equal removing one million cars from the road. Source: EPA

18. Fuel Efficiency

19. Mass Transit Photo: Bill Bradlee

20. Renewable Energy Wind Solar

21. Global Warming Legislation University of California study found that returning California’s global warming emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, as envisioned by current state legislation, can boost the annual Gross State Product (GSP) by $74 billion and create 89,000 new jobs by 2020.

22. Support and Ideas! 28 state IPLs, 4,000 congregations and growing!

23. …what we are trying to do is not to change light bulbs. We are trying to change people who will change their own light bulbs…We must see in the face of the earth the face of our own children. Then we will know what to do. Rev. Dr. Clare Butterfield of Illinois Interfaith Power & Light Photo: Bill Bradlee

24. Thank You! Interfaith Power and Light www.InterfaithPowerandLight.org Bill Bradlee Email:Bill@TheRegenerationProject.org Phone: 415 561-4891

29. Over the last 200 years, about 50% of all CO2 produced on earth has been absorbed by the ocean. CO2 CO2 Oceans are becoming more Acidic Remains in the atmosphere (greenhouse gas) Dissolves in sea water

30. Interfaith Power and Light 1. Outreach - Shop IPL, sample sermons, videos 2. Education - Cool Congregations, This Old House of Worship 3. Advocacy - Action Alerts, conference calls, briefings Mission: To be faithful stewards of creation by responding to global warming through the promotion of energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy. This campaign intends to protect the earth’s ecosystems, safeguard the health of all creation, and ensure sufficient, sustainable energy for all.