Quaker Action Mid-Atlantic Region

QAMAR discussion at Germantown Meeting
2024-07-27 13:50 - 14:30 UTC
Dear QAMAR Friends,
Join us at Germantown Meeting on July 28th from 1:50pm-2:30pm to learn more about the work that QAMAR does to educate and lobby on the issues of Climate Change and Gun Violence legislation!

House ERE Committee’s Public Hearing
2024-06-24 10:00
If you want more Renewable Energy in PA, you need to attend the
House ERE Committee’s Public Hearing on Monday, June 24, 2024 at 10:00 am
Join in on the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee’s Public Hearing to learn more about PRESS (Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard), Governor Shapiro’s proposal to amend the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard to require 35% solar and other clean energy by 2035. As you know, PA has fallen behind in the transition to clean energy and this is the first serious initiative by Governor Shapiro to get us back on track. Show your support for more renewable energy in PA. You can participate in person at 10 am in Room G50 of the Irvis Office Building or online via live-stream. You can also submit written testimony that will be part of the record. Linked here is what Quaker Action submitted.

Presentation to Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting
2024-06-23 12:45 - 14:00 | Zoom Meeting, PA, United States
On Sunday June 23rd, board members and staff presented the current status of Quaker Action Mid-Atlantic Region to Friends at Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, which has given QAMAR a generous startup grant. Over 20 people attended. Here are the slides that were presented. Please contact us if you’d like us to give a presentation at your Meeting.

Solar Finance For Congregations Webinar
2024-06-13 12:00 - 13:00
Join IPL’s annual Solar Financing for Congregations webinar on June 13 to learn about ways to finance solar for your congregation, including an overview of Direct Pay and a testimonial from a congregation that has already filed for it.
The webinar will be on June 13 at 12 pm Eastern.
Mark your calendars, and register here.
With the passage of the historic climate legislation that offers nonprofits a discount on renewable energy investments, many more congregations are considering solar.
The webinar will start with the different ways congregations can finance solar from Jerry Bernstein, who has coached many IPL congregations in going solar.
Then we’ll get an overview of Direct Pay from Miguel Yanez, from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, with the latest updates.
Maggie Chappen, the Senior Warden from St Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, will share her experience filing for Direct Pay for their solar installation. Her testimonial picks up after the last webinar IPL co-sponsored on pre-registration for direct pay filing.
Finally, we’ll hear from our friends at Energy Sage, an electrification marketplace helping IPL congregations find solar and heat pump installers in many states.
Register here for the Solar Financing for Congregations Webinar.
Invite your congregation’s building committee, governing board, or green team to join the webinar to get inspired to take action to heal the climate at your house of worship.
Faith communities are building a movement of people of faith and conscience that shows the world that we can all take concrete and achievable steps to safeguard the climate for future generations.

CEASEFIRE PA END GUN VIOLENCE RALLY IN HARRISBURG 5/7
2024-05-07 09:00 - 15:00
Join Ceasefire PA protesters from all over the commonwealth on May 7th at the Harrisburg capitol complex for a rally against gun violence!

Gov. Shapiro's Energy Plan Webinar
2024-03-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting, PA, United States
Join us for a Zoom Webinar on Tuesday, March 26th 2024 – 7-8 PM
Governor Shapiro has released his Clean Energy Plan, which lays out two major policies:
PA Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS)- This expands the current Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard to reach 35% clean energy by 2035, adds a third tier and includes new resources.
Pa Climate Emissions Reduction Initiative (PACER) – This PA specific cap and invest program caps carbon emissions and requires polluters to purchase allowances. PA will set the price for allowances. Unlike RGGI, PACER will include a refund to customers to bring down their energy bills and insure that no one’s bills will increase.
REGISTER
We hope you can join us for a lively discussion. The webinar is free and brought to you by Quaker Action Mid-Atlantic Region (QAMAR).

Climate Action Workshop - 9/18 (Zoom)
2023-09-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Zoom Meeting, PA, United States
Learn How to Support passage of vital clean energy legislation for PA

HB1467 has been introduced in the House of Representatives, and a companion bill in the Senate, SB230. These bills will do two extremely important things:

Raise the amount of renewable energy in our electricity mix from 8% to 30% by 2030, with 14% of that being local solar.
Enable Community Solar statewide.

These bills are the most important clean energy legislation this session, and they will need all of us working together to get across the finish line.
Join us for an “Action Workshop” on Monday, September 18th, 7:30 – 8:30 PM via Zoom. We will provide an in-depth review of these bills and dive into the actions needed to insure their success.
REGISTER HERE (for the Zoom Link)
It’s “All hands on deck”time to address the climate crisis.
Thank you!
— Liz Robinson, Bruce Birchard, Stephen Loughin, Pat Finley, Burt Dallas and Bryan Miller,
Board Members of Quaker Action Mid-Atlantic Region
