NEW DIRECTOR JOINS COEJL

Sybil Sanchez recently joined COEJL as the new director. Read about it in the Forward's article 'Towards a Greener Judaism' and the JTA's article 'Jewish environmental group increasing efforts as climate debate heats up'.

Jewish Energy Covenant Campaign

COEJL is working to bring Jews around the country together to work toward a better future on the common ground of a healthy environment, green jobs, and a secure energy future through action, education and a personal pledge that we urge you to take!

CAMPAIGN ACTION YOU CAN TAKE:

Stop Senator Murkowski

from Gutting Clean Air Act

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski intends to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions - effectively stopping the EPA from enforcing its recent ruling that such gases jeopardize our public health. If the carbon output of polluting industries isn't regulated, it will increase unabated - and that is not an acceptable situation.
 
Senator Murkowski and her supporters believe that that Congress needs more time to come up with effective environmental legislation - that we cannot rush such an important piece of work. The truth is that we know the danger of carbon emissions and we need to regulate them. We ought to trust the EPA to come up with the necessary regulations. Senator Murkowski reportedly introduced this language last month under the Congressional Review Act.

We urge you to call or write your Senators today and urge them to vote 'no' to any attempt to ban the EPA from regulating green house gases.

Join the environmental, faith, and social justice communities that are uniting against this attack on the Clean Air Act and to support the regulation of greenhouse gases by the Environmental Protection Agency. Together, we can defeat this amendment.

Our Tu b'Shevat Responsibility

Read 'Our Tu b'Shevat responsibility'- an op-ed about the importance of legislation by COEJL board members and Jewish Energy Covenant Campaign Rabbi Steve Gutow and Rabbi David Saperstein.

PRESS RELEASES:

Two Jewish Environmental Organizations Announce Complementary Pledge Campaigns

Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life Calls for Climate Action Now

TAKE ACTION:

Senate Climate Legislation and Countdown to Copenhagen

Energize your Community about Energy with this climate and energy program and advocacy toolkit.

Click here for additional Jewish climate change resources and teachings.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COEJL hosted a Sustainability Conference where 40 members of 17 National Jewish Organizations met to discuss "going green"

COEJL and the Jewish Theological Seminary hosted an Afternoon Exploring Jewish Environmental Ethics

Birkat HaHammah and COEJL in USA Today

COEJL has a new !!Green Gift Guide!!

ONGOING INITIATIVES

Year of the Sun! Celebrate the once-every-28-year return of the sun to its place & time of creation: ברכת החמה, Blessing of the Sun. Click here to see the Winners of the Art Competition.

Tips for how to have your own Lo-Watt Shabbat

Light Among the Nations

MISSION STATEMENT:

COEJL deepens the Jewish community's commitment to the stewardship of creation and mobilizes the resources of Jewish life and learning to protect the Earth and all its inhabitants.