Climate change alarmism is alive and well in higher education and in left-wing activist circles. A climate change group called F Minus demands that higher education institutions divest their investments from the fossil fuel industry….
Topic: fossil fuels
Harvard University faculty vote in favor of divesting from fossil fuels
Harvard University faculty in the arts and sciences departments voted in favor of divesting university resources from fossil fuel companies, which the administration said it preferred not to use endowments for social change.
Georgetown University announces plan to divest from fossil fuel
Georgetown University announced it will divest from fossil fuels in the next five to ten years after pressure from climate change activists.
Swarthmore College Resists Demands to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuel divestment is not an option for Swarthmore College, per its board of managers, since divestment would cause a significant financial issue for the college.
UCLA has a Pilot Program to Fine Itself for Air Travel
UCLA will add funds to a sustainability fund, penalizing itself for airline flight travel that some academics allege contributes to global warming/climate change.
Barnard College Aims to De-Invest from ‘Climate Deniers’
The board of trustees for Barnard College voted to de-invest from ‘climate deniers,’ but has not outlined what that means just yet: The move comes after years of activism by the student group Divest Barnard, which…
Social Justice should be Taught in Classrooms, Professors Say
From Campus Reform: Professors at a recent academic conference discussed burning the American flag and other methods of promoting social justice on campus. Presentations at this year’s American Association of University Professors (AAUP) conferenceincluded “Burning…
NYU Rejects Divestment from Fossil Fuels
NYU says “no thanks” to the fossil fuel divestment backers.
Fossil Fuel Divestment Would Cost Universities 2%-12% of Endowments
From the College Fix: Colleges that divest from fossil fuels would lose about two percent to 12 percent of their endowment value over a 20-year period — and that does not even include potential losses…
UMass Caves to Student Protesters and will Divest from Fossil Fuels
The question is, then where will UMass make up that revenue gap by not investing in fossil fuels? *crickets*