SOSC 1510 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fossil Fuel Divestment, Green Economy, United States House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform
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: (topic 20: lecture powerpoint: climate change, slide: 37: this term refers to divestment from fossil fuels. Fossil fuel companies have become the most profitable and powerful corporation sin history- at the expense of our climate, our communities, and our future o o o. Big oil wields enormous power over our politics and our communities o we demand that our public institutions stop investing in climate disaster o. February 13th and 14th, the fossil fuel industry has shown its true colors and launched a pr campaign to try to discredit the movement! In the news, ubc divestment votes calls on university to end fossil movement fuel investment and. Ubs profs vote 62% in favour of the divestment. o york university has divested before from campaigns for supporting the investments contrary to the mission of university and must do it again. Students play a crucial role in the fight for fossil fuel divestment.