Students urge NYU to ‘implement stronger initiatives’ against fossil fuel industry

Washington Square News— Around 20 members from the student environmental group Sunrise NYU gathered in Washington Square Park on Sunday, calling on the university to implement stronger environmental initiatives on campus. The protest comes months after NYU said it “commits to avoid” future fossil fuel investments, reiterating past assurances from the university. The group — alongside Sunrise NYC This story Students urge NYU to ‘implement stronger initiatives’ against fossil fuel industry appeared first on Washington...

Mother Jones—Democratic lawmakers blast fossil fuel industry's "denial" and "duplicity". This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The fossil fuel industry spent decades sowing doubt about the dangers of burning oil and gas, experts and Democratic lawmakers testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The Senate budget committee held a hearing to review a report published on Tuesday with the […]

The Guardian—Students at US universities file legal complaints over fossil fuel investments. Organizers at Columbia, Tulane and the University of Virginia write to attorneys general arguing schools’ investments are illegalCampus organizers at three universities filed legal complaints on Monday arguing that their schools’ investments in planet-heating fossil fuels are illegal, the Guardian has learned.The students from Columbia University, Tulane University and the University of Virginia each wrote to the attorneys general of their respective states calling on them to scrutinize their...

One Green Planet—Young Activists Urge Citi to Lead the Way in Ending Fossil Fuel Financing. On April 30th, in New York City's financial district, a group of children aged 5 to 16 gathered outside Citi’s headquarters.