- Top UK fund manager divests from fossil fuels | More than $5tn in institutional assets, such as pension funds, now have some sort of divestment strategy in place and one-third of UK investors say they would like a fossil-free option for their savings https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/15/top-uk-fund-manager-divests-from-fossil-fuels 3 comments worldnews
- Why Are Fossil Fuel Companies Funding Climate Change Research? As oil and gas companies report record profits, the Fossil Free Research campaign calls on universities to refuse their donations and maintain independence. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/oil-gas-university-greenwashing/ 2 comments climate
- A newly published report by Fossil Free California finds California’s pension fund managers are circulating divestment “misinformation” by exaggerating the costs involved in shedding their fossil fuel investments in documents prepared for state lawmakers. https://www.desmog.com/2022/05/13/calstrs-calpers-pension-fossil-fuel-divestment-california/ 7 comments environment
- Exxon Using Tobacco’s Failed Free Speech Defense for Decades of Deception on Climate Change | claiming that the investigations infringe on fossil fuels companies’ right to free speech while steadfastly ignoring the fact that ExxonMobil funded climate denial to protect their business model. http://ecowatch.com/2016/04/26/exxon-free-speech-defense/ 29 comments politics