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… University came to the Teach-In in search of advice and inspiration after an effort to divest the Omaha, Nebraska, school's endowment from fossil fuels  came up short  just days … by Creighton president Jesuit Fr. Daniel Hendrickson's decision not to enact a nonbinding divestment referendum supported by 86% of students who voted. The students called the school's … this legislation outlined the clear moral, scientific, and financial arguments supporting the divestment of Creighton’s endowment from fossil fuels. We especially believe that our call for …

… University President and Jesuit Fr. Daniel Hendrickson to reject a student proposal to begin divesting from fossil fuel companies, Jenkins noted that, as a native of Omaha, Nebraska, where … is located, he took particular interest in the news. Notre Dame has also rejected calls to divest. "I just don't see the force of the divestment argument," Jenkins said, noting: "It's symbolic ... but it's not clear to me that …

… financial ties with fossil fuel companies can be compared to the international anti-apartheid divestment campaigns of the 1970s and ’80s. "As a historian of Africa … I’m particularly committed to this new divestment movement and think it has all the ethical force of its earlier counterpart," she … president's inauguration, arguing that the institution should reject Koch Foundation funding, divest fossil fuels and allow its faculty to unionize. Over a thousand students signed a letter …

… The students at Jesuit-run Creighton University in Omaha urged the school’s administration to divest its endowment from fossil fuel investments, a request the administration rejected. You’ll …

… isn't just an option, it's the only way to be church … . "Creighton University will not divest from fossil fuels, as the Jesuit school's administration declined to act on a non-binding … Brian Roewe reports:  … Creighton University president rejects student recommendation to divest from fossil fuels … . Want to keep updated with the latest news from the National Catholic …

… Brian Roewe … Creighton University will not divest from fossil fuels, as the Jesuit school's administration declined to act on a non-binding … who voted* on the issue. "We have decided at this time that implementing a policy of total divestment from fossil fuel companies as outlined in the recent nonbinding student referendum … a review of the university's investment guidelines. The decision came in response to a vote on divesting the school's $568 million endowment that students overwhelmingly passed eight days …

… from the school's president after the campus last week voted overwhelmingly to recommend it divest its endowment from fossil fuels. The Jesuit-run university in Omaha, Nebraska, is the latest U.S. Catholic campus to face a debate on divestment, driven by moral concerns with fossil fuels' impact on the planet and climate change. … referendum with roughly 86% support that recommended the school begin the process of divesting its endowment, estimated by students at $568 million, from coal, oil and natural gas …

… social teaching and preaching about gun safety in church. He also suggested that bishops could divest church resources from companies involved in gun manufacturing, just as they have with …

… signs, including declines in birth rates, reduced forest loss in some regions, increased divestment in fossil fuels and growing reliance on renewable energy. This week on EarthBeat, we …

… such a disastrous impact on the environment and indigenous peoples? Are the bishops willing to divest extractive industries from church portfolios as recommended by the synod? Can the U.S. …

… the church itself. Among them: promoting renewable energy, water conservation, fossil fuel divestment and a special focus toward environmental health and social issues that impact the poor …

… its people, including defining ecological sin and calling for the church across the Amazon to divest its finances from extractive industries that harm the planet. In his Oct. 27 homily, …

… its people, including defining ecological sin and calling for the church across the Amazon to divest its finances from extractive industries that harm the planet. The proposals are part of a … destruction." In the same breath, they call for the church in the Amazon to join and support divestment campaigns from companies engaged in socio-ecological damage, and simultaneously … one from the Amazon region, the Diocese of the Holy Spirit of Umuarama, in Paraná, Brazil, has divested. While humanity once held a "friendly" demeanor toward nature, the bishops decry that …

… comprised of former senior diplomatic, intelligence, and military officials _ in January 2017, divesting because Trump picked him for the Cabinet. Just over a year later, DC Capital Partners …

… … , Jesuit Fr. Tom Reese explains in his analysis of Francis' most recent choices. ICYMI: The divestment tactic for combating climate change hit a milestone last week — helped along by significant participation from faith groups, whose … pledges push global fossil fuel divestments over $11 trillion … . Want to keep updated with the latest news from the National …

… by 22 faith groups, including bishops in the Philippines and East Africa, pushed the global divestment movement over an estimated $11 trillion in assets redirected from coal, oil and gas … strike and a year after the Go Fossil Free campaign set a goal of achieving $10 trillion divested by 2020. Faith organizations have been at the middle of the momentum. At 27% of the 1,100-plus divesting organizations, they represent the largest single group. "In this time and place, the …

… applause when she asked Robinson if she would join a student effort to persuade the school to divest its holdings in fossil fuel companies, a demand the school has rejected . Robinson, a … in my hand," she added, she called for investment in clean energy sources as well as divestment in fossil fuel companies. "I would like to encourage Boston College to move in that …

… people than me." At the same time, he said: "It's clearly a piece of real estate that, if we divest of it, can help us advance the ministries of the church." In 2012, Connolly House was "the …

… flagship project. 2. Lifestyle Dimension: ... lifestyle changes to reduce carbon footprint and divest-reinvest to shift Catholic financial assets to clean renewable energy. 3. Public Policy …

… people vital medical care. While both candidates said they do not support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement against Israel, they condemned laws restricting  other Americans' …