Massachusetts Interfaith Climate Action Network (MICAN) is currently gathering signatures on pledge cards and petitions calling on elected officials to take strong, quick action to help society transition to safe, clean, renewable energy and high levels of energy efficiency. We intend to deliver thousands of signatures to the MA legislature on Earth Day – April 22, 2008.
Please download the Pledge Card (for individual signatures) mican-pledge-card.pdf and the Petition (for multiple signatures) mican-pledge-petition-sheet.pdf and return your signed cards and petitions by April 10th to MICAN, 76 Willow Street, Acton, MA 01720. Help us send a loud and clear call to the State House for good, clean energy legislation!
Over a hundred people of faith were at the State House Monday, January 29, 2008 to participate in the MA Interfaith Climate Action Network’s inaugural event, “Interfaith Pledge for Climate Action - A Day of Prayer and Advocacy.” Nineteen faith and environmental supporting communities came together to support the legislature’s efforts to pass clean energy legislation. Representatives from seven different denominations spoke, sang or led the audience in prayer. Their comments were eloquent and briefly addressed their own faith tradition’s relationship to and care of the whole of creation. Senator Marc Pacheco and Representative Frank Smizik, who’ve been hard at work drafting climate solution bills, spoke to the group, and Pacheco signed the Interfaith Pledge for Climate Action.
Now is a crucial time as there are currently three bills being considered that promote the Interfaith Pledge for Climate Action. Upon passage and implementation, the new laws will aid in the Commonwealth’s transition to safe, clean, and renewable energy, with high levels of energy efficiency in all sectors of the economy.
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