The resolution, released last Friday, would move investments of around $124 million currently funding fossil fuel projects into "climate solutions." This move would add UW to a long list of public and private universities which have committed to removing investments in fossil fuel projects.
Read MoreAs a sovereign Tribal nation and treaty signatory, the Snoqualmie Tribe is requesting the Canadian government directly meet with its leadership on a sovereign government-to-government basis. The Tribe will request that the Canadian government respect the rights of the Wet’suwet’en and protect the climate and ocean from the threats the pipeline presents.
Read MoreLine 3 would cross over 800 wetlands, 200 bodies of water, and through treaty land . Treaty land that people's very lives depend upon, and they are fighting right now to protect their treaty land rights.
Read MoreIn a letter addressing the Tribal Chairmen of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, White Earth Band of Ojibwe, and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, the Seattle city council states they, “support of your efforts to halt construction of the tar sands Line 3 pipeline. We recognize impacted Nations are fighting a long battle to decommission oil pipelines and to transition to renewable resources. This letter recognizes the harmful impacts of the oil industry on Native American community lifestyles, health, and sovereignty.”
Read MoreSalmon thrive off cold freshwater from streams to survive, but as the temperature of our planet increases, glaciers have started melting, impacting the coolness of streams. If the streams gets too hot, the water reaches a point where it is inhabitable for salmon to survive so the fish will die off.
Read MoreJPMorgan Chase, the world’s largest banker of fossil fuels, announced this afternoon that it is committing to push its clients to align with the Paris Agreement and work towards global net zero-emission by 2050.
Read MoreDozens of events took place across the country today as part of “Stop Funding Tar Sands: Day of Solidarity with Frontline Communities,” an international day of demonstrations against the financing of tar sands pipelines that are harming Indigenous communities and the climate.
Read MoreToday, King County Council, in Washington State, voted unanimously to make that moratorium permanent, by passing a comprehensive suite of regulations that protect local communities from fossil fuel threats.
Read MoreThe news that major U.S. banks like JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and other Wall Street banks are preparing to ask regulators to allow them to take direct ownership of oil and gas companies should ring major alarm bells on Capitol Hill and across the nation.
Read MoreStop the Money Pipeline, a coalition of over 90 organizations working to end the financing of climate destruction, are warning that an upcoming visit of oil CEOs to the White House on Friday cannot lead to a public bailout of the fossil fuel industry.
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