Cool Congregations - A program to encourage energy conservation using church leadership to reach families

2. Cool Congregations Workshop

3. Cool Congregations Workshop The Regeneration Project www.theregenerationproject.org

7. Cool Congregations Workshop

8. Cool Congregations Workshop 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 Age (yr BP) 300 500 400 600 180 200 220 240 260 280 Temp. in F° CO 2 Concentration After 45 More Years of current energy use patterns CO 2 [ppmv] Today’s CO 2 Concentration

9. Cool Congregations Workshop

12. Cool Congregations Workshop Care for Creation Theological Statement “ The earth is the Lord’s and everything therein.” Creation is God’s gift to us – the gift of good land, good water, good air – and we are placed in the garden to tend and care for the earth as God’s stewards, as earthkeepers. We keep the faith in part by keeping the earth, by conserving it in good health for future generations, exercising restraint for the sake of others yet to come, repairing and restoring what has come undone out of love for the Creator and compassion for others. Rev. Benjamin Webb St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cedar Falls, Iowa

20. Ann’s Family

22. Ann’s footprint

31. Ann’s CO2 Savings Cool Congregations Workshop 7.9 % Electric + 1.3 % Gas = 9.2 % (vs. 7.2 % on pledge sheet) (APPLAUSE!!!)

32. The Power of 10% Cool Congregations Workshop St. Luke’s 35 families = 18 cars off the roads Every Cedar Valley household = 21,000 cars Every Iowa household = 604,000 cars

35. Now It’s Your Turn! Cool Congregations Workshop

37. Q & A?

38. “ We’ve got to get organized!” Cool Congregations Workshop

42. Guinea Pig Cool Congregations Workshop

45. Party Gift!

46. Teach!

48. Buy efficient products and raise money for Iowa Interfaith Power and Light at www.shopipl.org (discount code – “shopipl”)

51. The Other Side of the Meter

54. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead