Creation Justice Ministries and Groundswell Partnering How climate change affects us You can do something to help Groundswell made it easy Your next steps QampA Agenda 3 Nadya Dutchin ID: 542931
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Why are
Creation Justice Ministries
and Groundswell
Partnering?
How climate change affects us
You can do something to helpGroundswell made it easyYour next stepsQ&A
AgendaSlide3
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Nadya
Dutchin
Community Engagement Manager, Groundswell
Who We Are
Shantha
Ready Alonso
Executive Director, Creation Justice MinistriesSlide4
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Creation Justice Ministries educates, equips and mobilizes Christian communions/denominations, congregations and individuals to protect, restore, and rightly share God's Creation. Based on the priorities of its members, with a particular concern for the vulnerable and marginalized, Creation Justice Ministries provides collaborative opportunities to build ecumenical community, guides people of faith and faith communities towards eco-justice transformations, and raises a collective witness in the public arena echoing Christ's call for just relationships among all of Creation
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PartnershipSlide5
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We’re all here because we know that climate change is:
Threatening the coastlines around the world
Causing unpredictable weather patterns
Killing sea life and ecosystems
Affecting economically suppressed and underserved populations globally
Endangering many species
Together we can do something about it right now!
How Climate Change Affects
Us Slide6
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Increased demand for clean energy increases the supply of renewable energy.
Renewable energy can and will become a powerful economic driver for manufacturing in the U.S.
If more people choose to invest in clean energy through conscientious consumption, there will be less demand for coal-fired energy and CO2 emissions will decrease.
Decreasing the use of fossil fuels improves overall public health and will proportionately decrease lost work days and premature death.
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ll of Us
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We make it easy to change your home’s electricity consumption to 100% wind energy by negotiating lower prices from wind energy providers through group purchases.
In the energy market, supply
MUST
equal demand
In the last 4 years Groundswell has:
H
elped switch more than 12M kWh to clean energy
Empowered more than 4,000 households to switch.
The more clean energy we demand (use), the more clean energy the electricity providers must supply (purchase) from renewable energy sources.
How Groundswell Can
HelpSlide8
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It’s easy to
choose wind power
Anyone who rents or owns their
own home and pays an electric bill
can switch.
There is no interruption to your utility service.
You do not need to change your home meter or install anything.
Groundswell has negotiated prices for wind power that are lower than you can obtain on your own.
We’ve created a simple way to make the switch online.Slide9
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Why give your hard-earned
money to dirty energy when you can purchase clean energy for less than the price of a movie ticket each month?
Why switching matters:Slide10
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You
can sign up with Arcadia Power for 1 penny more per kWh than your electric company is currently charging you and you will receive your bill directly from Arcadia each month
.
**If you live in the Groundswell service region (MD, VA, DC, PA, DE, and NJ) we are in the process of negotiating a group power purchase and we will present the winning bid on our website (Groundswell.org) by the end of March and you can sign up for 100% wind power for around $3-$4 more per month.
For
around
$10 a month…Slide11
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Go to the Creation Justice landing page
here
or Groundswell.org/
CreationJustice
Next Steps:Slide12
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After you finish signing up on Groundswell’s site:
You’ll be directed to the Arcadia Power site to provide your account and information.
Please
have a copy of your electricity bill or your account number handy to complete the process.
Next Steps:Slide13
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Share what you did with your friends and family via social media (@
CreationJustice
and @
Grndswell
)
Encourage others to make the switch and provide the link to
sign-up here
Ask the leaders of your “Green Team” to compile a list of others
at your church who want more information about switching to wind power.
Switch your church over to wind power!
Next Steps:Slide14
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Groundswell is planning to stand up 5 Community Solar projects in Washington, DC and Maryland (Montgomery County and West Baltimore).
We are working to implement energy efficiency programs for small to mid-sized commercial businesses.
Hosting workshops in financially distressed communities to show how energy literacy translates into financial literacy.
If you’re have connections to leaders in the 3 target areas mentioned above or if you’d like to act as a Volunteer Educator for Groundswell to host an Energy to Financial Literacy workshop at your place of worship, please contact us directly using the information at the end of this presentation.
New
Developments
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Spread the word about switching to wind power
by using the sharing tools at
www.creationjustice.org/windSlide16
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Do you have consolidated billing
with local energy providers?
No, you will receive a new bill from Arcadia Power once you sign up with them
Will my
budget billing plan get affected?
Yes it will be affected, Arcadia Power
DOES NOT
provide budget
billing.
You may be able to ask for budget billing in writing, but it is not currently offered and cannot be guaranteed.
How much higher is his bill going to be?
For the average household, your bill will be
$8-$10 more
each month. If you have a larger home or use more energy, your increase should be no more than $
15
per month
.
Will my relationship with my utility change?
No, they own the poles and wires and you are simply changing where your electricity supply is coming from.
Is there a contract?
No, there is NO contract with Arcadia Power and you can cancel at any time.
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Is there enough renewable electricity to supply this increase in demand?
Yes, there are currently enough renewable energy providers available to meet the increase in demand. We want to get to the point where there is so much demand that it drives the industry to grow and create new renewable energy opportunities
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Will I get wind energy delivered to my house?
No, it’s added to the grid on your behalf as we can’t control where the energy is going on the power lines, but you help to contribute to cleaner air in your area because the coal plants do not need to work as hard to supply your home’s energy
.
What else do I need to know about billing?
You can absolutely have paperless billing and you are able to pay with a credit
card.
Arcadia will actually gather your payment information during the sign-up process to make things more convenient for you.
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More Questions?
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For more information, please contact:
Nadya
Dutchin
Community Engagement Manager at Groundswell
Nadya.Dutchin@groundswell.org
or (443) 598-6773
Or
Shantha
Ready Alonso
Executive Director, Creation Justice Ministries
Shantha@creationjustice.org
or (202) 827-3975
Contact Information