[GPSCC-chat] "Time for Big Green to Go Fossil Free"

[Drew]

Gerry, that gives me an idea: for our local activism on climate disruption we've committed ourselves to (along with universal / single payer health care) we could use pushing local organizations such as governments to divest!

Green is GO!

Drew

 
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>________________________________
> From: Gerry Gras <gerrygras at earthlink.net>
>To: GPSCC <sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org> 
>Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:10 PM
>Subject: [GPSCC-chat] "Time for Big Green to Go Fossil Free"
> 
>
>
>FYI,
>
>an article by Naomi Klein about how some environmental
>organizations need to divest from fossil fuels.
>
>"Time for Big Green to Go Fossil Free"
>http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/05/02-6
>http://www.thenation.com/article/174143/time-big-green-go-fossil-free
>
>Some points:
>- the divestment movement is "on a serious roll",
>   305 campuses, >100 cities and states,
>   Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Britain
>- "serious pent-up demand"
>
>- environmental orgs left out on the assumption that
>   [they don't have money invested in fossil fuels]
>- turns out the assumption is false in some cases
>- some orgs that do NOT have endowments, don't invest
>   in stock market:
>   Greenpeace, 350.org, Friends of the Earth, Rainforest
>   Action Network
>- many green orgs DO have sizable investments, and
>   probably have some money in fossil fuels
>
>Gerry
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