Day: December 2, 2015

$3.4 Trillion: Fossil Fuel Divestment Commitments Break New Record

$3.4 Trillion: Fossil Fuel Divestment Commitments Break New Record

The fossil fuel divestment campaign has broken a new record at COP21: More than 500 institutions representing more than $3.4 trillion in assets have made some form of divestment commitment according to 350.org and Divest Invest, two organizations coordinating the growing movement. Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org, spoke today at a COP21 side event announcing […]

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    $3.4 Trillion: Fossil Fuel Divestment Commitments Break New Record

    $3.4 Trillion: Fossil Fuel Divestment Commitments Break New Record

    The fossil fuel divestment campaign has broken a new record at COP21: More than 500 institutions representing more than $3.4 trillion in assets have made some form of divestment commitment according to 350.org and Divest Invest, two organizations coordinating the growing movement. Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org, spoke today at a COP21 side event announcing […]

    Bernie Sanders: GOP Candidates Care More About Koch Money Than ‘Preserving the Planet for Our Children’

    Bernie Sanders: GOP Candidates Care More About Koch Money Than ‘Preserving the Planet for Our Children’

    Science-denying Republicans—intent on derailing local, national and global attempts to avert a looming climate crisis—have their priorities all wrong, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday. Republicans may not want to admit it, but when it comes to climate change, “the evidence is overwhelming,” Bernie Sanders declared on Tuesday. Photo credit: Erik J. Olson / […]

    Prince Harry’s Moving Photos From Africa Trip Show Brutal Reality of Poaching

    Prince Harry’s Moving Photos From Africa Trip Show Brutal Reality of Poaching

    Prince Harry has released personal photographs from his three months working as a wildlife conservation volunteer in Africa this summer. The 31-year-old is visibly moved in many of the photos, such as this one where he’s face down and stretched across a majestic elephant. Prince Harry shares his personal feelings behind this photograph @SANParksKNP on Instagram: https://t.co/iN27WVQdWh pic.twitter.com/lqApOP4tOA […]

    Least to Blame, Hardest Hit: Vulnerable Nations Show Leadership at COP21

    Least to Blame, Hardest Hit: Vulnerable Nations Show Leadership at COP21

    As the high-level Heads of State meeting wrapped up, emerging economies and developing nations took the spotlight at the COP21 Paris climate talks. The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), representing more than 20 countries around the world most at risk from climate change, backed the inclusion of a goal to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by […]