Fossil Fuels Trump Water
Reposted for Poor People’s Campaign, Demands
Ecological Devastation
Did you know 13.8 million U.S. households cannot afford water?
Federal assistance to local water systems is currently 74 percent below its peak in 1977. This has contributed to the inability …
(More...)Renewable Energy Panel hosted by DePaul and Chicago 350
Join us for a panel on Renewable Energy to hear from Activists and Industry Leaders about how we can transition to renewable energy in the City of Chicago.
We will hear from the following panelists for the first 45 …
(More...)The Fiscal Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment
By Larry Coble and Joe Antoun, CFP
Executive Summary
Human civilization is swiftly proceeding toward the culmination point of a long-developing and holistic revolution in the energy sector for power generation, transportation and storage technology. With renewable energy sources, …
(More...)City of Chicago Skirts Divestment Commitment
Chicago Treasurer Kurt Summers (Chicago Tonight file photo)
… (More...)Chicago Treasurer Kurt Summers unveiled a plan Wednesday to redirect city investments toward companies that prioritize environmental responsibility and an array of social justice causes.
The strategy has been characterized as Chicago
#FossilFree in Germany: Consumers paid to use surplus wind energy
Our first post in a new series on 350.org‘s new #FossilFree campaign. We will be highlighting initiatives around the world that are stopping fossil fuel projects and/or shifting our energy consumption to renewable energy.