#NobodyWins without an intersectional climate movement that unites students in the fight for collective liberation and justice. Partner with @divesteddotorg.
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Grandmothers, Indigequeers, Native youth, allies with strong hearts & fierce spirits shut down an Enbridge terminal serving Line 1, Line 2B, Line 3, Line 4, Line 13, Line 65, Line 67, Line 81 tar sands pipelines!
Beautiful resistance, for all life ✊🏽❤️ #StopLine3#FuckTarSands
HUGE WIN! China just announced it will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad — a massive step to combat climate catastrophe!
This victory reflects years of activism to stop harmful coal projects around the world!
https://t.co/FQT0c34Jra
"@Harvard divests: there are no more excuses for any financial institution to stay invested in fossil fuels. The financial arguments have never been stronger. The social acceptability has now shifted as well."
#ESG @DivestHarvard @ClimatePensions
https://t.co/VzXFGeAVe1
🥳Dis-O is BACK! 🥳
Check out our SECOND (Dis)Orientation Guide, filled with useful info on CMU racism & sustainability issues, primers on mutual aid, and more! See it all at https://t.co/6QXRw2bfpy ✨
VICTORY: PennEast pipeline is canceled.
"PennEast’s cancelation of this unneeded, dangerous fracked gas pipeline is a momentous win for the communities that have fought hard for years to defend their property and the environment." @headbreather
https://t.co/nU5czVL59m
Congrats to all the students, faculty, alums, & activists who worked so hard for this step forward!
#DivestmentWin#divest
The U of Minnesota plans to withdraw all of its investments in #FossilFuel -related companies over the next 5-7 years.
https://t.co/h7doDcUlCD
Photos of #FridaysForFuture climate strikes around the globe 👉 https://t.co/1CnLQCrx5G are inspiring! We can’t be loud enough nor united enough when it comes to our future. #InThisTogether Join the change, Hear the Call 📢 ▶️ https://t.co/2BbtSNUEfR #climate
Congrats to all the students, faculty, alums, & activists who worked so hard for this step forward!
Even BU Pres Robert A. Brown says “Advocates here have been very influential in talking with the [Trustees] advisory committee & swaying their opinion"
#DivestmentWin#Divest
.@nawa_joe's right: when it comes to building a Climate-Conscious society and galvanizing action, youth are leading the way! 💪
We'll see what the 400 youth delegates 🌎🌍🌏 to #DrivingAmbition come up with in just a week's time! 👀
This Climate Week, WE are reminded of how you have doggedly refused to do anything about a tar sands oil pipeline in your state that contributes to more carbon emissions than the entirety of Minnesota.
If you cared about the climate, you would #StopLine3!
"But it was all about the persistence. Had the effort ever lapsed in the face of official scorn, Harvard would still be in league with Exxon, trying to make a little more money off the collapse of the planet" — @billmckibben on our historic victory.
https://t.co/x7iJnarOC9
BREAKING: young climate activists have formally demanded their placard is removed from @sciencemuseum's Shell-sponsored exhibition and asked the museum to guarantee it will never again display youth strike placards in a fossil-fuel-sponsored space: https://t.co/Jba0j1wrng
Averting Climate Crisis Means No New Oil or Gas Fields, IEA Says
"The world has a choice -- stop developing new oil, gas and coal fields today or face a dangerous rise in global temperatures," @IEA
https://t.co/PJqTgY7ALt
BREAKING: After a decade of constant pressure by students, faculty, and alums, @HARVARD IS FINALLY DIVESTING FROM FOSSIL FUELS.
It’s a massive victory for our community, the climate movement, and the world — and a strike against the power of the fossil fuel industry. (THREAD)