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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light

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We work in partnership with faith and spiritual communities and all Minnesotans to build transformative power and bring the lights of people’s unique gifts to addressing the climate crisis.

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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Join MNIPL, Movement Chaplains Network, and MARCH tomorrow at 10:30 am for an early voting event where faith leaders and community caregivers (including you!) are voting early so that they can be in community on Election Day. www.mnipl.org/event/healin...
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Healing Democracy: Early Voting for Community - Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light
Join MNIPL, MARCH, and the Interfaith Movement Chaplains to vote early and learn more about how you can be part of our Healing Democracy work!
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We are kicking off our Healing Democracy work in partnership with the Movement Chaplains Network tomorrow! Join us tomorrow to learn how you can support your community through caring, grounded connection through this election season. RSVP here: www.mnipl.org/event/healin...
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Healing Democracy 2026 Kick-Off - Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light
Join us for Our 2026 Healing Democracy Kick-Off, a statewide initiative of the Movement Chaplain Network in partnership with MNIPL. With the 2026 election coming up, we are partnering together…
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Join us for Our 2026 Healing Democracy Kick-Off, a statewide initiative of the Movement Chaplain Network in partnership with MNIPL. Click here to RSVP: mnipl.nationbuilder.com/healing_demo...
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"We do not have to abandon all optimism. There are entities and organizations continuing on the course for a greener, cleaner, and more-sustainable Earth." Thank you Russ for your thoughtful peace on our work and the work of congregations in Duluth! www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/colu...
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Local View: On climate action, many in Duluth have not 'lost their way'
From the column: "During the previous presidential administration, there was considerable pressure to address climate change. But the climate of climate change has reversed."
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"We're in such a critical moment in human history. Where else do people go but to communities in which people have shared values in which they can talk about things that mean the most to them, in which they can bring their prayers and their sadness and their joys?" open.spotify.com/episode/2Sme...
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We Just Experienced Climate Chaos in MN - What Do We Do Next?
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This summer, MNIPL hosted five Morehead-Cain Scholars from UNC to help answer the question, "Why and how did so many Minnesotans show up for their neighbors during Operation Metro Surge?" Check out this WCCO coverage on Aran, Rowan, Caroline, Cora, and Logan's work! youtu.be/LsPoHgVa6Bk?...
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Researchers study how Minnesotans mobilize, care for community through difficulties
YouTube video by WCCO - CBS Minnesota
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Join MNIPL's Jim Bear Jacobs for a Sacred Sites Tour on Saturday, July 25! Sacred Sites Tours invite us to learn the history and importance of these sacred sites and to develop plans for future action on reparation and repair. RSVP here: mnipl.nationbuilder.com/sacred_sites...
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We're excited to co-sponsor a screening of the Doctrine next week, including a conversation with filmmaker Gwendolen Cates, and featured activists Mitch Walking Elk and Nina Berglund. vimeo.com/275964493?fl...
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THE DOCTRINE film trailer
A feature-length documentary film by Gwendolen Cates Producers: Gwendolen Cates, Robert J. Miller (Eastern Shawnee) Consulting Producers: Gary Farmer (Wolf Clan, Cayuga), Bruce Duthu (Houma). Original...
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The Youth N' Power Network and Youth Environmental Activists Program hosted a lunch at the Capitol this afternoon with young people and state legislators. After months of work planning and coordinating, more than 25 young people shared what they're concerned about:
The Youth Environmental Activists and other young people with Rep. Larry Kraft, Rep. Katie Jones (and her baby), and others stand in a group, smiling, in a large room in the Minnesota State Capitol.
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We are so excited to welcome Jim Bear Jacobs as Co-Executive Director of MNIPL and the Climate Justice Commons! Jim Bear will be bringing his Healing Minnesota Stories and Sacred Site Tours into MNIPL as part of our commitment to Healing Justice. Welcome, Jim Bear! www.mnipl.org/2026/05/jim-...
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Jim Bear Jacobs Brings Healing Minnesota Stories to MNIPL - Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light
One of the greatest joys of my work at MNIPL has been in building deep, cooperative relationships between people who care about building a climate of justice for all beings…
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
There’s still time to join us at the Eco Fair on Summit! Come test drive electric vehicles and e-bikes, enjoy some food and music, and learn more about organizations and companies that can help you go green. Also, baby goats! We’ll be in the lot behind House of Hope Presbyterian until 3 today!
A man standing next to a seafood green electric FiatA person stands next to a table with MNIPL signage and literature talking to two MNIPL volunteersA baby black and white goat with a yellow tag in its ear. (Very cute)A family stands next to an electric fire truck with decals indicating it’s from Engine Company 7 with the Saint Paul Fire Department
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Did you miss last week's Community Hearing on Data Centers put on by Rise & Repair? Check out this amazing coverage by the Minnesota Women's Press! www.womenspress.com/earth-day-ra...
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Earth Day Rally Reiterates Need for Data Center Moratorium
Across all testimony, a consistent theme emerged: Minnesota is moving faster than its policies can manage. Speakers did not uniformly oppose data centers outright, but insisted that without a pause, t...
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Today was the Earth Day Community Hearing on Hyperscale Data Centers with people from around the state impacted by these data centers! “Listen, learn, and legislate as if your children’s lives depend on it, because they really do.” - Leanna Goose Take action here: takeaction.io/mipl/hypersc...
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy Earth Day! Since the beginning, Earth Day has always been about choosing cooperation over competition, of valuing what we can do for each other and the earth rather than what we can take from it.
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Support Earth Day Collaborative on GiveMN
One Day, One Earth, One MinnesotaOne Gift, Ten ImpactsOn Earth Day, let’s unite and act. On this one day, together we can help protect and restore our one Earth in our one Minnesota in our own communi...
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Congress just passed a law that will strip protection of 225,000 acres of some of the most pristine wilderness in our county. Systems of greed and extraction are insatiable – but they aren't unstoppable. We can still take action. minnesotareformer.com/2026/04/15/c...
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Congress overturns ban on mining near the Boundary Waters • Minnesota Reformer
Environmental protection groups like Save the Boundary Waters say mining for copper and other heavy metals inevitably leaches sulfuric acid, toxic metals and other pollutants into surrounding water sy...
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The MN House Ag Finance Policy Committee heard testimony today on HF3898, which would protect wild rice from pesticides. Shout out to Rise & Repair's Leanna Goose for her testimony on the importance of wild rice! Learn more about how to protect wild rice here: riseandrepair.org/rights-of-ma...
Leanna Goose speaks in front of a microphone. She has long dark hair, dark glasses, and a light grey sweater. Behind her three other people are sitting. The text on the bottom of the screen says, "House File 3898, Pesticide provisions modified to protect wild-rice water, MN House, Wednesday, March 25, 2026"
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Meet This Moment @meet-this-moment.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The U.S. has spent $8T on post-9/11 wars. Meanwhile, solar costs have plunged 90% since 2009. A renewable grid isn't just "green", it’s stable and cheap. It’s time to stop funding destruction and start investing in energy that protects us. #together costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/econom...
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U.S. Federal Budget
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The Rally Against Hyper-Scale Data Centers today shows that people across the state have deep concerns about proposed massive data centers in our communities. We need a two-year moratorium NOW to make sure that we have the right regulations in place to hold true to our clean energy commitments.
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
MNIPL joined with Rise & Repair on the first day of the legislative session to welcome our legislators back and ask the important question: how do we heal our relatives and Mother Earth?
A large painted waterfall draped over the balcony of the Minnesota Capitol rotunda. Painted on it are words that say, "How do we heal our relatives & Mother Earth, Makhá Iná, Gimaamanaan Akí?" People are standing around the waterfall and some are pinning pieces of paper to it.A large painted waterfall draped over the balcony of the Minnesota Capitol rotunda. Painted on it are words that say, "How do we heal our relatives & Mother Earth, Makhá Iná, Gimaamanaan Akí?" People are standing around the waterfall and some are pinning pieces of paper to it.
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Please join Rise & Repair for our Opening Day in a Good Way event! We'll welcome legislators into session as they honor Rep. Hortman and ask ourselves what it means to heal our hearts, and our relationships to each other, the water, and the land. riseandrepair-mnipl.nationbuilder.com/rally_day_2026
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Rise & Repair's Opening Day in a Good Way
Join us Feb. 17th at the Minnesota Capitol for Rise & Repair's Opening Day in a Good Way gathering in the rotunda!
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
In the face of the violence and mounting crisis to democracy, we know that we cannot separate the work of climate justice from the work of interdependence. We can not stop doing this critical work. We invite you to follow your heart and to be where you need to be. www.mnipl.org/2026/01/clim...
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Climate Justice Work Requires Interdependence - Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light
We know that we cannot separate the work of climate justice from the work of interdependence. We will continue to do our work together.
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Our next series of Reparations Learning Labs starts this month! The same systems that separate us from the earth also separate us from each other. Join a community of doers who are committed to repairing the harms of colonization through action. RSVP here: www.mnipl.org/series/2026-...
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2026 Reparations Learning Labs - Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light
Join us for our 2026 Reparations Learning Lab series! Learn, reflect, workshop real life questions, and commit towards action on reparations.
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Check out MNIPL Strategic Policy Directors Sara Wolff's take on the end of COP 30 and finding hope in the power of the sun here: www.mnipl.org/2025/12/a-re...
A close up of a ice-glazed branch of a tree back-lit by the sun is in the background. 

There is a box of text that says, "There was a time when this vision to end fossil fuel use felt aspirational. Something we needed, something to strive for, but something that seemed to many to be based on a future we couldn’t see.

"Today, this vision isn’t aspirational. It is inevitable.

"Even as we confront the phase out of fossil fuels, in the face of an industry that paralyzes certain players to make the change we need, the sun is shining. 

"For us all."

An insert of a picture of a woman sits above another text box that says, "Sara Wolff, Strategic Policy Director"
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
It's getting late, but there’s still time to give! We're getting closer and closer to our $10,000 goal. If you haven’t supported us yet today, now’s the time! Donate here: www.givemn.org/organization...
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Support Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light on GiveMN
MNIPL is thrilled to be part of Minnesota's annual giving holiday — #GiveToTheMax. We hope you will join this statewide outpouring of generosity by making a contribution to MNIPL. Together, we can bu...
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
As of right now, there's just $700 left in our match! If you’ve given today, thank you! If you haven’t yet, there’s still time! Our vision is of a safer, sustainable, and equitable future is possible – we just have to believe in the power of us. Donate here: www.givemn.org/organization...
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Support Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light on GiveMN
MNIPL is thrilled to be part of Minnesota's annual giving holiday — #GiveToTheMax. We hope you will join this statewide outpouring of generosity by making a contribution to MNIPL. Together, we can bu...
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
It’s Give to the Max Day! We’re hoping to raise $10,000 today to support our work in pushing for justice and repair for our world and its people! We’ve raised $2,495 so far – with your help, we can make it happen! Donate here: www.givemn.org/organization...
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Support Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light on GiveMN
MNIPL is thrilled to be part of Minnesota's annual giving holiday — #GiveToTheMax. We hope you will join this statewide outpouring of generosity by making a contribution to MNIPL. Together, we can bu...
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Tomorrow’s the big day! Right now, we have a $5,000 match, which means if you give early, your donation will be matched dollar for dollar. Give today and help us start tomorrow strong! www.givemn.org/organization...
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Support Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light on GiveMN
MNIPL is thrilled to be part of Minnesota's annual giving holiday — #GiveToTheMax. We hope you will join this statewide outpouring of generosity by making a contribution to MNIPL. Together, we can bu...
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Join us next week for a webinar on the history of our electric utilities and how that history can shape our efforts to build a more equitable, sustainable energy system. RSVP here: mnipl.nationbuilder.com/utilities
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Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light @mnipl.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
We’re a week out from Give to the Max Day! We’re hoping to raise $10,000 this GTMD. Thanks to the generosity of some of MNIPL’s supporters, we’ve secured a match of $5,000! If you give now, your donation will be doubled! Donate early to help us secure the match! www.givemn.org/organization...
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Support Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light on GiveMN
MNIPL is thrilled to be part of Minnesota's annual giving holiday — #GiveToTheMax. We hope you will join this statewide outpouring of generosity by making a contribution to MNIPL. Together, we can bu...
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