2018 – The Year for Local Action
The COP23 climate talks are over; now the work of real climate leaders begins.
The Global Divestment Mobilisation is LIVE
After months of preparation, the Global Divestment Mobilisation launches today. From 5-13 May, thousands of people worldwide are intensifying their…
Fossil Free California Campaign Launch
This guest blog post was written by Deborah Silvey, spokesperson for the Fossil Free CA Coordinating Team (and CalSTRS member). Fossil…
The community divestment movement is growing in places you never would’ve expected
On the first ever Global Divestment Day, the campaigns we know well were joined by thousands of new divestment supporters…
February Divest Digest: the Global Divestment Day edition
February was a *huge* month for the divestment movement — and even that might be a bit of an understatement.…
UC Students Ask Regents: Whose Side Are You On?
This piece was co-written by Jacob Soiffer, an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley; Alden Phinney, an undergraduate student at…
An Open Letter to Investors and International Policy Leaders,
February 12, 2015 The following letter was written by Leslie Samuelrich, President of Green Century Capital Management, and subsequently signed…
Christian theologians consider: “Is it ethical to invest in fossil fuels?”
In a new Bright Now paper, Christian theologians, scientists and environmentalists consider the question ‘Is it ethical to invest in…
First College in the Pacific Islands Divests from Fossil Fuels
As another set of uninspiring UN climate negotiations has come to a close in Lima, the first university in the…
6 reasons to sign up for Global Divestment Day (now, not later)
350.org and its partners have called on people everywhere to take part in the first ever Global Divestment Day this…