Island Earth Holly Moeller November 17, 2014 0 Comments For all its present-day pleasantries, the reality of life on a Hawaiian island also foreshadows humanity’s grim future of resource limitation and expensive essentials. Just like Oʻahu, Planet Earth... Read More »
Do divest from fossil fuels: A response Op Ed November 13, 2014 0 Comments At its heart, though, divestment is an issue of conscience. The fossil fuel industry poses a grave threat to our planet and all its people, leaving us with an ethical duty to divest our... Read More »
Invest in green business, not a blue Congress Cory Herro November 11, 2014 1 Comment The environmental community just invested more money in politics than it ever has before--just shy of $100 million, all told--and it didn’t work. Local billionaire and Stanford grad Tom Steyer... Read More »
Don’t divest from fossil fuels Matthew Cohen November 6, 2014 9 Comments While scientists across the board recognize the long term dangers that arise from not addressing climate change, Stanford divesting from fossil fuels is impractical, hypocritical, and distracts us... Read More »
Denial is not a river in Louisiana Holly Moeller November 3, 2014 0 Comments The emerging – or rather, submerging – environmental catastrophe is as grand in scale as it is complex in its origins. Since 1930, Louisiana has lost 1880 square miles of its coastal marshes –... Read More »
Environmental economist Charles Kolstad reflects on climate change conflict Rebecca Aydin October 24, 2014 1 Comment Last week, the Department of Defense released a report titled “2014 Climate Change: Adaptation Roadmap,” in which Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta identified resource conflicts as a key area of... Read More »
Fossil failure: why Stanford’s future depends on divesting from dirty energy Op Ed October 23, 2014 2 Comments Our money and our values are inextricably intertwined. As Stanford faculty and an alum, I encourage Stanford to invest in a fossil free future, which will pay dividends for many generations to come. Read More »
Climate change: a test of conviction Op Ed October 23, 2014 7 Comments In April 2013, in my role as a San Francisco Supervisor, when an initiative came before the Board of Supervisors urging our retirement board to fully divest of fossil fuel holdings within five years,... Read More »
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