Fossil Free Federal Reserve Campaign
The Problem: Since the Paris Climate Agreement (PCA), the world’s 60 biggest banks have financed fossil fuels to the tune of $4.6 trillion. Runaway funding for fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure fuels climate chaos and threatens the lives and livelihoods …
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The City of Chicago Divests!
We did it!
Chicago has now divested the City’s portfolio from fossil fuel assets!
With the vote in the Chicago City Council this afternoon and Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s signature, fossil fuel divestment is now the law in Chicago! Over the …
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Fossil Fuel Investment—Lies and Liabilities
By Christine Skolnik
350 Chicago faces two distinct challenges when it comes to persuading local pension funds to divest. The first is the effect of the massive disinformation campaigns launched by the fossil fuel industry in response …
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Divestment Ordinance Day of Action, March 16th
Divestment Ordinance Day of Action on March 16th
Fellow Climate Activists
On February 23rd 2022, the Chicago City Council introduced an ordinance to have the City Treasurer’s Office fully divest the city from fossil fuel assets!
The Fossil Fuel …
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A Review of Fixation: How to Have Stuff Without Breaking the Planet by Sandra Goldmark
Island Press
176 pages
Review by Hannah Langhoff
When I was in college, I owned a pair of socks adorned with cartoon cats. They were quirky and fun, and I wore them often–so often that one day I found a …
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