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