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An educational project of @IPAAaccess – focused on injecting facts, data, real-world perspective into the ongoing debate over divestment.

Joined January 2015
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My letter to the editor published today: DiNapoli's retirement fund plan not divestment timesunion.com/opinion/artic… via @TimesUnion @IPAAaccess @DivestmentFacts
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I wrote that I'm dubious about divestment efforts at colleges bc they're ineffective and hurt students and lots of colleges may soon kick the bucket forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/…
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In making its decision, the trustees did not consider research funding from fossil fuel companies, Board Chair Jeff Raikes ’80 told The Daily. Such considerations were prominent in the Faculty Senate’s discussion before that body voted against divestment. stanforddaily.com/2020/06/12…
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BREAKING: The Board of Trustees has decided not to divest from publicly traded oil and natural gas companies, despite calls to do so from students and some faculty members.
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From @energyindepth: Natural gas is saving lives while helping the U.S. reduce emissions shar.es/a3k4A6
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Norway’s Finance Ministry has recommended leaving nearly 80% of the fund’s #fossilfuel holdings intact. Get the real facts you need on Norway’s call for diversification: bit.ly/2CaULaN
Opinion: The greens faulty, fake campaign to disinvest from fossil fuels washex.am/2uHKwXI
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Tom Steyer’s Wife Resigns To Protest Fossil Fuels One Day Before Term Was Over Anyway - climatedepot.com/2018/05/23/…
.@HBriccetti on why energy divestiture efforts are a bad deal for retirees and taxpayers. m.timesunion.com/opinion/art…
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"Divestment Doesn't Change Company Behavior, Pension Managers Say" ... we agree! Great article here #securepensions #pensionintegrity bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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#Proxyadvisory firms need regulatory oversight to ensure they are providing the same disclosure & transparency they often call for in the companies they evaluate. Learn more: ow.ly/1IOo30jM0IN
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Our latest report discusses the increased influence of #proxyadvisors & examines the biases, conflicts, and activism of these powerful firms: ow.ly/9qyN30jM0rP
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As Boulder Sues, 15 States - Including Colorado - Oppose Global Warming [Scam] Lawsuits forbes.com/sites/legalnewsli…
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Divesting from Big Oil a tough sell — even in the bluest cities and states politi.co/2tqVimL
"The purpose of fossil fuel divestment: to stigmatize an industry on which the world depends for transportation to work, heating of homes, and production of countless goods and materials we all use every single day." bit.ly/2noTci7
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"The futility (and worse) of divestment from oil and gas" washex.am/2BAMzxs
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Letter by @DivestmentFacts' @jeffeshelman: Fossil fuel #divestment is a costly, empty gesture timesunion.com/opinion/artic… via @timesunion
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NYC’s #PensionFunds have been underperforming since @NYCComptroller took office in 2014. Now, Stringer is pushing for #divestment irrespective of the potential for weaker fund performance? ow.ly/pGwC30hHOXn
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When #pensions underperform, #taxpayers are left to pay the price. In 2017 alone, #NYCtaxpayers paid over $9 billion to support the city’s struggling funds. ow.ly/pGwC30hHOXn
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