by idemaris | Jan 13, 2021 | Featured, News
By Dr. Brian Campbell Just before Christmas, I drove the icy roads from Pella to visit Matt Russell and Justin Jordan at their neighboring farms in the southern part of Marion County. I was excited to finally walk the fields and meet the families that hosted so many...
by idemaris | Jan 13, 2021 | Featured, News
By Matt Russell We invite all Iowans of faith and conscience to join us by signing onto Called to Uphold Our Values & Upheave Injustice: 2020 Iowa Interfaith Statement on Climate Action written by Iowa IPL’s five summer college student leaders. This year we...
by Matt | Jan 13, 2021 | Featured, News
By Matt Russell We live in a time of great hope and promise. The 2020 election season, which finished in Georgia a week ago yesterday, was fair, transparent, and saw a record number of Americans participate. A clear majority of Americans chose a policy agenda...
by Matt | Dec 15, 2020 | Featured, News
By Matt Russell As a person of faith, sometimes people ask me, “Aren’t you just preaching to the choir?” when I’m talking about solutions to the climate crisis. Truth be told, talking is action. As people of faith and conscience, we know...
by idemaris | Nov 18, 2020 | Featured, News
By Matt Russell, Mary Swalla Holmes & Irene DeMaris We know the solutions to climate change are also the pathway to hope and abundance. Iowans of faith and conscience are investing in a future sustained by the gifts of creation and powered by clean energy. As we...
by idemaris | Nov 18, 2020 | Featured, News
By Irene DeMaris Will you be one of our 1,000 Iowans Called to Climate Action? (If you have already signed, please scroll down for ideas to spread the word and the social media toolkit.) This summer our five Called to Climate Action college students wrote our 2020...