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… Friday morning’s program will feature a panel discussion on “The Risks, Nuts, and Bolts of Divestment” from fossil fuels. Panelists will include representatives from a university that has divested, one that chose not to, one in the midst of the discussion, and a representative of the …

… Palestine actively nurture hatred of Israel. The hate takes the form of advocacy for boycott, divestment and sanctions, anti-Israel rallies, verbal attacks, vandalism, and even physical …

… or personal preference, the board of trustees, following a May 1986 meeting, was “prepared to divest completely from companies that do business in South Africa,” Hesburgh said. That the trustees did not immediately order divestment was seen as a sellout by those battling apartheid. Nonetheless, at the December … president Donald Keough, also Coca-Cola president, could say the university was serious about divestment, and his company also intended to withdraw from the country. At that same meeting, six …

… demonstrations, this time targeting the finances of fossil fuel companies as part of Global Divestment Day . So far, more than 450 events in 58 countries are planned across the two days. … fossil fuels, in addition to holding public rallies and demonstrations to demand institutions divest their endowments, as well. They have also asked people to wear an orange square to …

… the university's Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility voted Monday night against divestment from the 200 fossil fuel companies with the largest proven reserves, as proposed by … companies. On Jan. 22, Chalmers University of Technology became the first Swedish school to divest. So far, the most notable school to take such action has been Stanford University, which …

… where our mouth is when it comes to fossil fuels. That’s why I have started the process of divesting my retirement fund and other savings from fossil fuel companies. Will it make a “Big … end fossil fuels, tend to vulnerable in climate deal … " Dec. 10; " … University of Dayton divests from fossil fuels … " June 24; " … Scholars explore Catholic path to fossil fuel divestment … " May 6 My organization, Sojourners, is also divesting from fossil fuels. Our …

… Administration and the World Meteorological Organization. The year also saw the fossil fuel divestment movement gain momentum as major organizations committed to withdrawing funds from oil, …

… Deep within this ongoing strategy lies a conundrum. Banning fossil fuels, stopping fracking, divesting (which we passed the previous year) are each protest actions. We know we need an …

… studies and environmental sustainability . The school, which announced in June it would divest from fossil fuels , recently received a $12.5 million grant to expand sustainability …

… -- including several prominent Catholics -- calling on institutions and individuals to divest from fossil fuel stocks.  The justification for this call was expressed in these words: … destruction and human suffering on such a titanic scale.” [ … Read the full statement … ] Divestment is not a new strategy. It was central to the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, …

… fortune on oil. Now his heirs are abandoning fossil fuels. … Rockefellers Brothers Fund Will Divest From Fossil Fuels … Pope Francis rebukes religious militants during visit to Albania … The …