It’s the largest sovereign wealth fund on the planet; Norway’s pride and Canada’s shame; and it’s divesting, getting out of coal, bitumen, concrete and gold mining. If Steve Harper and Jim Prentice thought Keystone XL was a headache, this could give them fits. Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), worth
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350 or bust: Archbishop Desmond Tutu: No Excuse For Climate Ignorance
* The Guardian: We need an apartheid-style boycott to save the planet: We must stop climate change. And we can, if we use the tactics that worked in South Africa against the worst carbon emitters
Continue reading350 or bust: Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church Votes to Divest from Fossil Fuel Companies
The congregation of across the country Trinity-St Paul’s United Church in Toronto voted unanimously on Sunday at its Annual General Meeting to lend its voice to the fast-growing divestment movement, and to ensure that its own funds are not invested in any of the world’s 200 largest fossil fuel companies. The
Continue reading350 or bust: Former President Of Ireland: Urgent Need For Action on Climate Change
* The recent extreme flooding in the UK and Ireland has highlighted the devastating effect our changing climate can have; but if we do not take action fast, future generations will experience weather shocks on a far greater scale. Our planet is warming to a catastrophic extent, and the human
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