Announcing the new H – IPL Advocacy Network

What do Jesus, Mohammad, Moses, Siddhārtha, and Ramakrishna have to do with Climate Change Advocacy?  Well, all of these religious leaders had faith beliefs and practices. Yet having these perspectives alone didn’t create a community of practice.   These leaders had...

Why aren’t churches talking about the environment?

“The first sermon I heard on climate change and greenhouse gases was in the 1970s and it was 25 years before I heard another one.” Dr. Robert Baker, retired scientist and member of Downey Avenue Christian Church in Indianapolis. Bob believes in faith and...

Meet Ray Wilson PE and H-IPL Board Member

Meet Ray Wilson PE and H-IPL Board Member Ray estimates that H-IPL has helped save several hundred Indiana congregations to conserve energy and money – perhaps in the range of $1,000,000 a year in total. Ray is a big believer in H-IPLs mission: Bringing Hoosiers...

Say No on Coal 2 Diesel in Dale

Say No on Coal 2 Diesel in Dale A new coal plant that has been proposed in southern Indiana would spew millions of tons of climate change-inducing greenhouse gases and dozens of tons of cancer-causing chemicals into the air each year, according to a draft permit for...

Meet Dr. Ben Brabson, H-IPL Science Advisor

Yes, climate change is real.  At H-IPL we are fortunate to have Dr. Ben Brabson as our Science Advisor.  Dr. Brabson is a Professor Emeritus of Physics of Climate Change at Indiana University. He also attends Trinity Episcopal Church in Bloomington.  He believes in...