July 4, 2014 Methodists Fail to Respond to Grassroots Call for Fossil Fuel Divestment Despite unprecedented pressure from local churches, the Methodist Conference failed to commit to end its investments in fossil fuels. It...
July 4, 2014 Quakers Move Their Money to Protect the Planet This guest post is by Paula Kline of Fossil Free Friends. The Eco-Justice Working Group of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting announced today...
July 2, 2014 The Largest College and University Investment Consultant Just Released a New Report on Divestment A few days ago, Cambridge Associates, which advises 71% of the largest college & university endowments, quietly published a paper...
June 30, 2014 Unitarians Go Fossil Free! On Saturday, the Unitarian Universalist Association voted overwhelmingly in favor of fossil fuel divestment. Representing over 1,000 congregations, delegates to...
June 10, 2014 Union Theological Seminary of NYC Divests $108m Endowment The fossil fuel divestment spirit is sweeping faith communities around the world. Today, the trustees of the Union Theological Seminary...
May 25, 2014 Big Steps at Western Washington University! Guest Post from Jenny Godwin, Undergrad at Western Washington University The sun is shining and Divest Western Now’s campaign has...
May 22, 2014 Tap into US Climate Organizing this Summer The last few months have been a whirlwind. With all the actions, board meetings, and victorious press conferences (!), it’s...
May 12, 2014 Stanford University Divests from Coal Last week Stanford University announced that it is divesting its direct holdings from 100 coal companies, and is recommending its external fund...
May 8, 2014 My Retirement Savings Just Went Fossil Free I just turned 30 a few months ago, and last I checked, climate change is still happening–so I haven’t exactly...
May 8, 2014 Reflections on a Semester of #BoldAction: Building Momentum for #Divestment Written by K.C. Alvey This spring, we’ve seen incredible victories in the fossil fuel divestment movement. We’ve seen bold action...
