03
Jun
2014
Endowments Add Fuel to Fossil Fuel Divestment Debate
“The fossil fuel divestment campaign is the fastest growing corporate campaign of its kind in history.” Archbishop Desmond Tutu, April 10, 2014 Until recently, choosing to invest[...]
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09
Sep
2013
Clean Yield Testifies in Support of Massachusetts Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill
September 10, 2013 – On Beacon Hill in Boston today, Clean Yield Asset Management submitted testimony in support of Massachusetts[...]
28
Mar
2013
Clean Yield’s Eric Becker Testifies in Support of Vermont Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill
On March 27, 2013, Clean Yield’s Chief Investment Officer Eric Becker testified before the Vermont Senate Committee on Government Operations[...]
26
Feb
2013
Sterling College Commits to Fossil Fuel Divestment
Sterling College, a small, environmentally focused college in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, became the third educational institution in the U.S. to heed the call to divest[...]
01
Dec
2012
Fossil Fuel Divestment: Can We Divest Ourselves Out of Global Warming?
The climate group 350.org’s “Do The Math” campaign has been launched this fall on college campuses, demanding that institutions of[...]
28
Sep
2020
The end is nigh: The fossil fuel reckoning is upon us
Photo credit: Jim Mendell The headlines are coming fast and furious: “Exxon Used to Be America’s Most Valuable Company. What[...]
28
Sep
2020
Climate Change and Impact Investments
For many, the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about investing to combat climate change is divestment from fossil fuels and investment in[...]
28
Sep
2020
Industry Profile – Investing in Clean Energy
For years, we have talked about the imperative of fossil fuel divestment and a shift to renewable energy. Yet our portfolios have had few publicly[...]
24
Jan
2020
Two Behemoths Make Noise with Bold Climate Commitments
On January 14, Larry Fink, CEO of the largest asset manager in the world, Blackrock, announced in a letter to CEOs and a letter to[...]