The most recent news on the #fossilfuel #divestment movement from all over the world (that means: from Twitter).
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Dec 19
RT @billmckibben: Aussie musicians amplifying #divestment movement!!! We need more of this!! http://t.co/cFUAF0q3k0 pic.twitter.com/l1NY6WC6uY
— 350Australia (@350Australia) December 16, 2014
Thank you to @share_ca for featuring our #divestment initiative in your recent newsletter! http://t.co/iDnRnfF3Pz
— CD Foundation (@CDFoundation) December 16, 2014
Read December's #DivestDigest for an update on the #divestment world @GoFossilFree http://t.co/9IIobSvUzo
— Lindsay Meiman (@lindsaymeim14) December 19, 2014
Sign the petition for Cardiff to divest it's £2.5 million from fossil fuel http://t.co/ThEaRVnFqw #divestment pic.twitter.com/JBVoj332zM
— Fossil Free @ CDFU (@FossilFreeCDFU) December 19, 2014
Dec 17
Even Harvard Magazine acknowledges that the #divestment fight on campus is *far* from over…just warming up: http://t.co/RVQNMBsCus
— Jamie Henn (@Agent350) December 16, 2014
California Senater @kdeleon calls for pension funds to pull out of coal http://t.co/lqFvzLNrrh #divestment @fossilfree via @davidsiders
— GreenChristine (@GrnChristine) December 16, 2014
How can a pension fund profit from climate wreckage? no future for fossil fuels #divest #fossilfree #ABPfossielvrij http://t.co/9KuIjIcFTi
— mademoiselle isabell (@mademoiselleis1) December 16, 2014
Dec 15
“The divestment movement has elevated the discussion on the need to phase out #fossilfuels,” #divestment @SEPNetwork http://t.co/Lq4rUjZl9u
— SSG (@SSG_news) December 15, 2014
Who's in for a documentary night? Jan 14th, het Spinhuis, together with @UVAfossielvrij https://t.co/8FhBknPbue #fossilfree #divestment
— Divest VU (@DivestVU) December 15, 2014
Fossil fuel companies nervous as #divestment movement grows. Feb. 13th – First ever Global Divestment Day http://t.co/oZowUHaYWM #climate
— Danielle Hirsch (@Danielle_H_BE) December 15, 2014
#Glasgow #divestment: "Smart Money Says #Fossil Fuels For Dinosaurs" http://t.co/wLZn6pAaIq
— Marilyn Mehlmann (@GAPMarilyn) December 15, 2014
And from California: University Foundation Board Approves #Divestment of Fossil Fuel Holdings – CSU, Chico News http://t.co/kgD9Z9wBpQ
— Fossil Free Indexes (@FossilFreeIndxs) December 15, 2014
Aussie musicians amplifying #divestment movement!!! We need more of this!! http://t.co/eVJNzhXRpX
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) December 14, 2014
A big thank you to @TheBMA for taking a lead on fossil fuel #divestment, for our health and our climate
— Rosey Gilmore (@xugotixoxax) December 15, 2014
For retirement funds, #divestment is not just symbolic or a way to shame carbon polluters. It's a fiduciary duty. http://t.co/mlZQCIIWMk
— Robert Silvey (@rsilvey) December 14, 2014
Congrats to the College of the Marshall Islands on divesting from fossil fuels!! Whose next @AucklandUni? #fossilfree pic.twitter.com/e8zdKHDhVQ
— 350 Aotearoa (@350nz) December 14, 2014
Morgen, Dienstag den 16. Dez., 12 Uhr, Twitterstorm zum Petitionsstart an ABP! Mitmachen! 🙂 http://t.co/pANd8coUyA @ABPfossielvrij
— Fossil Free De (@FossilFreeDe) December 15, 2014
Dec 12
Divestment movement reaches Newfoundland and Labrador!! http://t.co/EI71XVWMpm
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) December 12, 2014
Crescono i sussidi alle fonti fossili nel mondo, in Italia 17,8 miliardi @legambiente http://t.co/2NsSLQ18P6 pic.twitter.com/g49jH3uZOn
— edoardo zanchini (@EZanchini) December 12, 2014
Investors press oil co's re: low prices, weak oil demand, strong #climate policy momentum, rapid clean energy growth: http://t.co/Q9luzrKBx9
— INCR (@INCRnews) December 12, 2014
RT @FossielvrijNL Congrats @DivestVU for the new logo! Let's #divest to make these wings blue again! #ClimateAction #fossilfree #divestment
— Daniel Isler (@danielisler1) December 12, 2014
Jönköping University takes important step toward #divestment http://t.co/yi631vYbPL via @FossilFreeSWE #fossilfree
— Fossil Free (@GoFossilFree) December 12, 2014
Catherine Donnelly Foundation becomes the first Canadian foundation to announce #fossilfuel #divestment! http://t.co/oBeQ8Mn8h3
— Cam Fenton (@CamFenton) December 12, 2014
.@FossilFreeIndxs warns of the future carbon emissions associated with investing in tar sands: http://t.co/6uskgyrVPW
— CorporateCitizenship (@CCitizenship) December 12, 2014
6 pretty convincing reasons why we all should join Global Divestment Day. @GoFossilFree http://t.co/LvCMTIptUy
— Chloe Maxmin (@chloemaxmin) December 12, 2014
Dec 11
Progress: #Divestment is “always an option" if @BP_plc & @Shell are "unresponsive to our concerns” says @C_of_E! http://t.co/1ZKwqYWDFK
— Fossil Free UK (@FossilFree_UK) December 11, 2014
Fossil-Fuel Exposure May Need to Be Disclosed in U.K. http://t.co/4DE5myVoWw via @BloombergNews
— Sustainalytics (@Sustainalytics) December 11, 2014
Some thoughts on the #fossilfuels #divestment movement and the importance of defining the goals http://t.co/9oSxBiV3d4
— David Kienzler (@DaveKienzler) December 11, 2014
BREAKING: #ChicoState foundation voted 8:4 to #divest from fossil fuels within 4 yrs. Congrats @DivestChico!
— Fossil Free UC (@FossilFreeUC) December 10, 2014
27 Cdn #highered institutions with #divestment campaigns; largest endowments still to #divest. http://t.co/udU2fABzyV #fossilfree #enviroed
— SEPN (@SEPNetwork) December 11, 2014
Dec 10
Impt: global group of Catholic bishops call for world to end fossil fuel use, hold temp rise to 1.5 deg. http://t.co/Jl1uCRZa6J
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) December 10, 2014
#divestment motion not passed in Lowell. Further research requested by councilman Samaras. @BetterFuturePro pic.twitter.com/Adw6p96p9y
— 350MA Lowell (@350MALowell) December 10, 2014
"Engagement" won't work with Big Oil, says former SEC commissioner. Time to divest: http://t.co/ytY45tePe6 #Divestment
— Jamie Henn (@Agent350) December 10, 2014
Debate heats up on risk of frozen fossil fuel assets http://t.co/wYh8dnN28S @350 #divestment @GoFossilFree
— Barry Johnson (@Eco_Promos) December 10, 2014
World Bank chief calls for “zero net emissions” climate goal http://t.co/DlQuAKAtPh
— The JEI (@The_JEI) December 10, 2014
Dec 9
"As citizens we must play a role in making the changes we believe in” http://t.co/aCju7Pezw9 #divestment @GoFossilFree
— Inter Press Service (@ipsnews) December 9, 2014
"The tobacco movement shifted when we stopped focusing on smokers and started targeting companies," Hunter Cutting. #Divestment
— Jamie Henn (@Agent350) December 9, 2014
Evidence that #divestment is nagging fossil fuel industry: Scandal at #LimaCOP20 @Fossielvrij #gettheFFout http://t.co/HKvUeGJdiq
— Ralien Bekkers (@RalienBekkers) December 8, 2014
Investor guide recommends fossil fuel companies “stress test” business model against #climate change risks: http://t.co/x1dDquxDBO
— IIGCC (@IIGCCnews) December 9, 2014
Goal to end fossil fuels by 2050 surfaces in Lima UN #climate documents http://t.co/6eHRw5NPUg via @guardian #COP20
— Clean Trillion (@CleanTrillion) December 9, 2014
check out innovative alternative investment at MIT and Boston College http://t.co/wz0haNKxKo #fossilfree #prisondivest
— Daniel Carrillo (@ChitownDanny) December 9, 2014
Dec 5
Church challenges #Shell and #BP over #climate change – http://t.co/OYQ5oUxRPN http://t.co/QqCEb4VuMJ via @FT
— ShareAction (@ShareActionUK) December 5, 2014
Norway pension proposes selective divestment! "@cleantechnica: Norway To Assess Fossil Fuel Assets Case-By-Case http://t.co/X5VNOn5Dwm"
— Fossil Free Indexes (@FossilFreeIndxs) December 4, 2014
“Renewables Beat Fossil Fuels 6 Months In A Row” by @billyparish http://t.co/rNM7iDo2fy
— David Barton (@elmobarton) December 5, 2014
Risque carbone : la lente prise de conscience des investisseurs institutionnels http://t.co/hsu7n055OE
— Novethic (@Novethic) December 5, 2014
More major universities talking of oil and gas #divestment http://t.co/JZfb45WF2D
— Rob Oxoby (@roboxoby) December 5, 2014
ICYM, very interesting reading on money "that talks" vs money "that walks" in @FT: http://t.co/sV3iMZvCSc #divestment #SRI #OwnershipDay
— Caroline Escott (@cfjescott) December 5, 2014
Free #divestment team-building #webworkshop w/ @350Europe 9 Dec, 7pm CET/6pm UK: http://t.co/6FuC2gHEhZ REGISTER NOW pic.twitter.com/3uIVoJa0wa
— 350 dot org (@350) December 5, 2014
Did you know that a #divestment campaign was also used to fight apartheid? "It always seems impossible until it's done." – Nelson Mandela
— Divest VU (@DivestVU) December 5, 2014
Our friends at @FinancialReview have finally given @TOM_SWANN some column space to argue for the #divestment cause! http://t.co/lBlI4mteVO
— Gus McCubbing (@GusMcCubbing) December 5, 2014
Dec 3
Norway investment report proposes "mechanism to exclude worst-case climate offenders on a case-by-case basis" based on emissions. #SPU
— Zoë Caron (@ZoeCaron) December 3, 2014
It's time to take #divestment worldwide. Global Divestment Day is 13 Feb. http://t.co/ykxhvl64vO @GoFossilFree pic.twitter.com/P9KtyAfrw8
— TckTckTck (@tcktcktck) December 3, 2014
@350Europe: @billmckibben says you're gaining ground fast on #divestment in this new interview on @road2paris: http://t.co/PcIWApn6N7
— Kim Nicholas (@KA_Nicholas) December 3, 2014
UN calls fossil fuels high risk investment – https://t.co/lMly4qQRxK via @YahooIndia #marketforces #divestment #safeclimate #actonclimate
— Peter Gardner (@PeterDGardner) December 3, 2014
Carbon bubbles in the boardroom @350 on #divestment http://t.co/xfnNLfQ1jU via @sharethis
— Matthew Rimmer (@DrRimmer) December 3, 2014
Webinar about individual #divestment from fossil fuels. Join @Green__Century @350 @Trillium 12/15 at 10 AM PST http://t.co/ykN1Z1KnlT
— Jean Waight (@jeanwaight) December 3, 2014
The Jewish case for fossil fuel #divestment: http://t.co/lRD1v7TJRV
— Sojo Creation (@SojoCreation) December 3, 2014
Concordia becomes first Canadian university to begin divesting from fossil fuels #divestment #investinclimate http://t.co/vX1pLNGYS7
— Eugene Ellmen (@EugeneEllmen) December 2, 2014
Dec 2
"Oil Investors May Be Running Off a Cliff They Can’t See" http://t.co/t1ejhpuMy4 via @BloombergNews #divestment #renewable #energy
— Tim Dieppe (@TimDieppe) December 2, 2014
Fossil fuel #divestment helped convince NRG, a huge power company, to try and cut 90% of its carbon emissions: http://t.co/jSMdtEyISL
— Jamie Henn (@Agent350) December 1, 2014
Come on Bill, divest! https://t.co/hRt9i31Yw3 #fossilfuels #divestment #BillGates #GatesFoundation #rationality
— Juliette Decq (@JDecq) December 2, 2014
"American University Puts #FossilFuel Industry Over Students" great initiative – keep fighting #divestment http://t.co/PgdnV9Wxxt
— John Patrick Casey (@John_P_Casey) December 2, 2014
Dialogue going "nowhere," students sue @Harvard on #divestment: http://t.co/ARYg3rpjGh #climate #globalwarming
— climatehawk1 (@climatehawk1) December 2, 2014
New on HX: "Can a Fossil-Free Church (and $3 Billion) Save the Planet?" #ecology #environment #divestment http://t.co/96r57Xjjs2
— Rev. Jeremy Smith (@umjeremy) December 2, 2014
Dec 1
Bank of England to examine financial risks linked to fossil fuels – http://t.co/OYQ5oUxRPN http://t.co/BiismHP7ht via @FT
— ShareAction (@ShareActionUK) December 1, 2014
Bank of England investigating the #CarbonBubble – even central banks waking up to the #Divest ment era! http://t.co/GKzIZYK5qz
— Move Your Money UK (@moveyourmoneyuk) December 1, 2014
High level talks! @olivialinander from @FossilFreeSWE meets w/env minister at #RLA2014 pic.twitter.com/YFSsT2J75G
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) December 1, 2014
The strengthening economic case for fossil fuel #divestment http://t.co/U10A5MJouN #carbonbubble
— Trillion Fund (@TrillionFund) December 1, 2014
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