The University of Southern California's newest and largest green student initiative; programming events to promote sustainability and environmental advocacy!
We're celebrating 50 YEARS OF EARTH DAY today! On our Facebook & Instagram stories, we're posting our members' favorite enviro photos and memes. You can submit through the link in our bio. Join us: https://t.co/MjCEkLqjN4
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Galen Center started solar panels installations this Saturday. It is the biggest solar project to be conducted at the university so far and is part of President @PresidentFolt’s dedication to creating a greener @USC.
(Photo by Yannick Peterhans)
Update on DivestSC's ongoing talks with the USC administration regarding the university's disclosure, divestment and reinvestment of its fossil fuel holdings.
This weekend we visited the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Santa Catalina Island and we would like to go back now, please. Thank you @USCWrigleyInst!
Georgetown will implement a new policy to cease new investments in fossil fuel companies and divest from fossil fuel investments over the next decade. This step is part of the university’s broad commitment to sustainability.
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make USC the largest private college to ever divest from fossil fuels! Sign the petition (https://t.co/Lpor15K5Ha) and follow @uscesa here and on instagram to keep up to date with #DivestSC going forward. Thank you for supporting a greener USC!
This past Friday, in a major step forward for the #DivestSC campaign, USC disclosed its fossil fuel investments. Only days after over a hundred USC students gathered to demand that USC disclose its fossil fuel investments, divest from environmentally destructive sectors,
an independent confirmation of USC's investments, a detailed and publicly announced plan for full divestment and reinvestment of our fossil fuel holdings, and a commitment to sustainable practices moving forward.
Together we can push for these key steps and
Man oh man, this is tremendous organizing. Harvard is going to have to do something about the climate crisis, like it or not! Such thanks to all who pulled this off!
President Bollinger has announced new commitments on climate change. They include creating a climate change school and appointing a Chief Climate Officer. The University will also seek divestment recommendations in its goal to go carbon neutral by 2050. https://t.co/m3L6495JeC
Our Ambassador William Higbie created this awesome video so we can share ESA's mission with you. It has us hyped for the semester and we want YOU at our meetings! Join us every Tuesday 8 PM in TCC 450 to help us improve sustainability at USC 🥳🌿
Our @USC students will hold this event tomorrow to encourage the campus to divest from fossil fuel investments. I’ve met some of the student organizers. They are thoughtful, serious, and focused on the future. Attend if you can. Sustainable SC is on the rise.