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Urge investors away from fossil fuels, energy agency head tells Catholics
… in fossil fuels. To date, approximately 250 Catholic groups have publicly committed to divestment or to avoiding such assets in the future. Another joint announcement of divesting Catholic organizations is expected on Oct. 25, just days before the start of COP26. … webinar that Birol's remarks represent "yet another reason to dive deep into the fossil fuel divestment question." "As Dr. Birol was saying, we need to talk to investors, and there are lots …
Global Catholic climate group rebrands as Laudato Si' Movement
… was originally the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change. And the college student-led Catholic Divestment Network went through several iterations before landing on its current form. It was in … in their local communities. In addition, the movement has been a driving force for fossil fuel divestment within the Catholic Church. The Laudato Si' Network has also partnered closely with …
New podcast centers Black liberation, reclaims radical flame of Gospel
… at all times, systems that place our value only in what we do. We have a long way to go to divest from these ideas entirely, but little by little we go forth, imagining new ways to share …
Lithium mining in western U.S. comes at a cost to Indigenous religions
… freedom. "Whatever rights the Indians may have to the use of the area ... those rights do not divest the Government of its rights to use what is, after all, its land," the ruling said. Though …
EarthBeat Weekly: What prices at the pump mean for climate policy
… to 1.5 degress Celsisus. And it's something we'll continue to track. … Readers respond to NCR divestment decision: … Last week, I reported that the NCR board of directors ratified a new investment policy that divests the publication from fossil fuels . The story generated a lot of reaction among readers. … to see that both the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference and Country of Ireland have both fully divested from the fossil fuel sector." He went on to ask what have the U.S. bishops done in the …
Second Catholic climate conference looks to build more momentum among US church
… of the church have looked at ways to use their finances to invest in climate solutions or divest from fossil fuels, including Creighton . Add to that a shift from defense to offense in … on care for the environment. "We could talk about what to do and carbon neutrality dates and divestment," DiLeo said, "but if people don't appreciate the 'why' behind the 'what,' it's much …
Melissa Cedillo joins NCR's Latino Catholics Project
… in Latino voter engagement, immigration advocacy, domestic violence policy and prison divestment work as well as writing and communications. "We are excited that Melissa will be …
EarthBeat Weekly: Record-breaking heat helps make climate change feel 'real'
… week for EarthBeat, as the National Catholic Reporter Publishing Co. announced that it was divesting of fossil fuel stocks. NCR environment correspondent Brian Roewe reported on the … in renewable energies. Roewe has been reporting for a number of years on the growing divestment movement in the Catholic Church. In some cases, students are pushing their universities to divest. In other cases, religious groups or organizations are making the decision based on faith, …
National Catholic Reporter board divests company from fossil fuels
… investment portfolio from financial holdings in the fossil fuel sector. The decision to divest was approved unanimously by the NCR board of directors during its May 21 meeting, when the … ways to implement the encyclical, including a section on finances that recommends fossil fuel divestment. "It was time for NCR to align itself, as an institution, with the growing number of … Fr. Thomas Berry, as a company, "to be honest, we have not been out front on the question of divestment," Mitchell said. Mitchell said that National Catholic Reporter, as both a news …
Jesuit schools must be environmental justice leaders, dean says
… and numerous Catholic colleges have taken steps to shrink their carbon footprints, divest from fossil fuels and expand education on the environment and Laudato Si' . Tuchman …
NCR, EarthBeat, Global Sisters Report receive 32 Catholic media awards
… environment correspondent Brian Roewe's reporting on the University of Dayton's fossil fuel divestment was recognized with an honorable mention. NCR won first and second place for best … EarthBeat website was recognized with seven awards. In addition to his coverage of fossil fuel divestment, Roewe won first place for his feature about the first Earth Day celebration and third …