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MA teachers, public employees and retirees for divestment of the pension fund from fossil fuels. #divestma Petition: massdivest.org/petition/

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Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Giant Danish pension fund, already divested from oil stocks, now divesting from oil bonds. Tak skal du have! akademikerpension.dk/nyheder/vi-fra…

Sierra Club (@sierraclub) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The grid operator for New England, @ISONewEngland, voted last week to delay fixing a rule that makes it harder for renewable energy projects to replace unneeded fossil fuel power plants on the grid. New England Governors must act to fix this disappointing decision.

Carbon Tracker (@carbonbubble) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Peabody Energy, the world’s biggest private sector #coal producer, posted its highest quarterly profit in at least two decades as it rode a wave of surging coal demand despite global efforts to shift away from the dirtiest #FossilFuel 🏭 ft.com/content/208148…

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative (@fossiltreaty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🏙️🇳🇱 Gemeente Amsterdam joins the #FossilFuelTreaty! As one of Europe's largest energy ports, the Dutch capital’s support for a global initiative to phase out #FossilFuels is one of the most significant endorsements of the Treaty campaign to date 💪🏽 ➡️fossilfueltreaty.org/major-energy-p…

🏙️🇳🇱 <a href="/AmsterdamNL/">Gemeente Amsterdam</a> joins the #FossilFuelTreaty!

As one of Europe's largest energy ports, the Dutch capital’s support for a global initiative to phase out #FossilFuels is one of the most significant endorsements of the Treaty campaign to date 💪🏽 

➡️fossilfueltreaty.org/major-energy-p…
David Abel (@davabel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As utilities pour billions of dollars into perpetuating our reliance on fossil fuels, these activists have come up with a plan to change that, and the utilities are listening. They're now spending millions to prove whether their ideas are viable. bostonglobe.com/2022/02/11/sci…

Aryt Alasti (@aalasti) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New research exposes ‘deep entanglement’ between pension boards [in Canada] and fossil fuel companies - thestar.com/news/canada/20… #FossilFuelConflictsOfInterest #Divestment #Divest

Inside Climate News (@insideclimate) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“We have never taken this step before.” Officials delay the common practice of releasing water from Lake Powell to Lake Mead, the nation’s two largest reservoirs that continue to see record-low water levels in the face of climate-driven drought. bit.ly/3w9Xpsr

Inside Climate News (@insideclimate) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A group called Affordable Clean Energy for All is running ads critical of California’s rooftop solar incentives, claiming to be a grassroots movement for low-income people. Except the group is actually part of a utility-funded public relations campaign. bit.ly/3rvD67D

OurRevolutionMA (@ourrevolutionma) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Led by our Climate Crisis Working Group, ORMA is encouraging members and allies to Sign4DivestingMA to put the future of fossil fuels on the Ballot in November. The petition is now available to download and sign at sign4divestingma.org/the-petition !

Extinction Rebellion Global (@extinctionr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Restricting protest, however, is a global trend by govts who seek to silence, punish, and isolate activists who fight to raise public awareness of issues hidden by captured media orgs. icnl.org/usprotestlawtr…

Restricting protest, however, is a global trend by govts who seek to silence, punish, and isolate activists who fight to raise public awareness of issues hidden by captured media orgs. 

icnl.org/usprotestlawtr…
Inside Climate News (@insideclimate) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Reducing carbon dioxide alone isn’t enough to meet the 2 degree Celsius warming target under the Paris Agreement, a new study warns. Governments must also cut emissions of “short-lived climate pollutants,” like methane and hydrofluorocarbons. bit.ly/3Gc2LrM

Inside Climate News (@insideclimate) 's Twitter Profile Photo

More research has shown that the Amazon rainforest is moving toward a threshold where it will become a new ecosystem, releasing billions of tons of carbon dioxide in the process. bit.ly/3sMV467

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Caroline Dennett is walking away from Shell after working 11 years as a safety consultant for the company, which she accused of “double talk on climate.” It’s the latest incident to cast doubt on the sincerity of recent “net zero” pledges from Big Oil. bit.ly/3MDQvTj

Oil Change International (@priceofoil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This week by the numbers: 600,000 people. 700 actions. 65 countries. All 7 continents. THIS. IS. INCREDIBLE. But numbers don't do it justice. This is a big, beautiful climate movement & we're calling on world leaders to #EndFossilFuels NOW. No more talk, we need action!

This week by the numbers: 

600,000 people. 
700 actions. 
65 countries.
All 7 continents.

THIS. IS. INCREDIBLE.

But numbers don't do it justice. This is a big, beautiful climate movement &amp; we're calling on world leaders to #EndFossilFuels NOW. No more talk, we need action!
Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) 's Twitter Profile Photo

63-year-old grandfather and professional cellist John Mark Rozendaal was arrested outside Citibank HQ in NY today. His crime was performing J.S Bach’s “Suites for Cello” in an effort to convince Citi to stop funding the climate crisis. #SummerofHeat

63-year-old grandfather and professional cellist John Mark Rozendaal was arrested outside Citibank HQ in NY today. His crime was performing  J.S Bach’s “Suites for Cello” in an effort to convince Citi to stop funding the climate crisis. #SummerofHeat