Pitt, The World is Watching, Divest Now
Fossil Free Pitt Coalition Press Release, Feb. 15, 2021
PITTSBURGH, PA — On Monday, February 15th at 9am, University of Pittsburgh students and allies will be installing a billboard in Oakland. The billboard, located at the intersection of Boulevard of …
DiNapoli commits New York state pension fund to net-zero emissions portfolio by 2040
ALBANY — Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has set a target of getting the state’s $226 billion pension fund’s portfolio to net-zero emissions by 2040 and outlined the most detailed path to date on reviewing — …
U Penn signs Power Purchase Agreement to supply campus with solar energy by 2023
04/16/20 The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Penn recently signed a Power Purchase Agreement for the construction of two new solar energy facilities in central Pennsylvania to supply campus with renewable energy.
The two solar energy facilities will operate …
Op-Ed: Big Insurance Is Climate’s Quiet Killer
By Elana Sulakshana Tamara Toles O’Laughlin . Rolling Stone, April 20, 2020.
A coalition of climate justice organizations is targeting Liberty Mutual for underwriting fossil fuels.
Climate and social justice advocates have long worked to connect the dots between …
Controversy over Koch Foundation Funded Center at U Pitt
Koch Foundation gift sparks heated Faculty Assembly meeting.
By SUSAN JONES, University Tiimes, Dec. 5, 2019.
“The questions and concerns surrounding a $4.2 million gift from the Koch Foundation to start a new center at Pitt’s Graduate School of Public …
Money Is the Oxygen on Which the Fire of Global Warming Burns
Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, September 17, 2019.
What if the banking, asset-management, and insurance industries moved away from fossil fuels?
I’m skilled at eluding the fetal crouch of despair—because I’ve been working on climate change for thirty years, I’ve …
Next Steps on University of Pittsburgh Divestment Effort
Patrick Gallagher, Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, released a letter in September 2019 outlining the next steps he is asking the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer to pursue. This is a follow-up to …
Big Money Starts to Dump Stocks That Pose Climate Risks
By Kelly Gilblom, Bloomberg, August 7, 2019.
After years of meetings and shareholder resolutions, some funds are starting to simply divest from coal and oil stocks.
Earlier this year, one of Meryam Omi’s deputies at Legal & General Investment Management…
Pittsburgh’s EQT one of 700 companies targeted for not reporting environmental information
CDP News Release, June 17 2019.
Group of 88 investors target over 700 companies for not reporting environmental information
June 17, 2019, London: 88 investors with nearly US$10 trillion assets are targeting companies that are not transparent enough about their …
Mayor Peduto Pushes To Rid City Pension Fund Of Fossil Fuels, Firearms Money
KDKA News, June 5, 2019.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mayor Bill Peduto wants money from fossil fuels and firearms to be kept out of the city’s pension funds.
Cities, states and universities across the country are considering similar plans to take …